News

October 29, 2015
Thuta Linn — “We don’t welcome the destruction of stability by other parties” says U Zakhung Ting Ying, an independent candidate who is running for...
October 28, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — “As a CSO leader, I have been working on environmental issues and land rights issues for all local ethnic people. The UPNO (United PaO...
October 28, 2015
The Human Rights Defenders Forum has joined imprisoned activist U Aung Hmaing San’s call for the release of all political prisoners ahead of Myanmar’...
October 28, 2015
A new report reveals that whilst the current environment is creating opportunities for innovation, almost half of oil and gas executives admit they...
October 28, 2015
Myanmar could face months of negotiating between political parties and groups after the November 8 elections before a new government emerges, an...
October 28, 2015
Ma Htoe Hmyar, Loikaw — Karenni State based candidates face funding challenges while running for office in their state, Burma's smallest, the...
Over 4,000 attendees at a pro-NCA peace rally in Taunggyi on Friday (S.H.A.N.)
October 27, 2015
Thousands attended public gatherings for peace across Shan State on the weekend of 24 to 25 October, both voluntarily and allegedly due to pressure...
October 27, 2015
The Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) will continue to fight, but only in self-defence, despite the Burma Army's ongoing launch...
October 27, 2015
The two Myanmar migrants facing the rape and murder of a female British tourist and the murder of a British male tourist on Thailand’s Koh Tao Island...
Distribution of tarpaulins at Kyun Kalay Village, Pakokku Township on 7 August 2015. Photo: ActionAid
October 27, 2015
ActionAid has launched post-flood relief and recovery efforts to assist 34 villages and more than 13,000 people in Myanmar in partnership with...
October 27, 2015
The EU Delegation to Myanmar has announced its 2015 photo competition – "Document your Democratic Experience!" according to a press release on...
October 27, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — A driver in Shan State attempted to deliberately crash his car head on into a vehicle carrying Union PaO National Organization (UPNO)...