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September 20, 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday she does not fear global scrutiny over the Rohingya crisis, pledging to hold rights violators to account and to...
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who also serves as the chair of the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre, held a discussion with a delegation led by General Yawd Serk, the chair of the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army, at the NRPC in Nay Pyi Taw (Photo: Global New Light of Myanmar)
September 20, 2017
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September 20, 2017
Many might have thought that, with the ongoing and growing problematic in Rakhine State reaching international height that has caught United Nations...
Chaungzone township 2 officials say upgrading the Ka Mar Kay-Taw Pa Kauk Road on Bilu Island would help bring investment and job opportunity to the area. (Photo – MNA)
September 19, 2017
Townships in Mon State say they are struggling to achieve much in the way of development due to the limited budget allocated to rural development in...
September 19, 2017
In effort to bolster Karen traditions, the Mon State government has donated dance costumes and instruments to five universities, an official said.
September 19, 2017
Kayin (Karen) State is open for business and ready for investment to pave the way for development, participants at a recent “Business for Peace”...
September 18, 2017
At a public seminar in Thailand last week, Karen and Karenni officials raised concerns about the increasing pressure for refugees to return from the...
Unilever CEO Paul Polman speaks speaks during the Gaidar Economic Forum in Moscow, Russia, 12 January 2017. Photo: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA
September 17, 2017
Unilever CEO Paul Polman is one of a growing number of “global citizens” calling for an end to the violence in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State.
September 16, 2017
<p>A group of Karen residents in Minnesota are trying to keep their traditions alive among the diaspora by teaching the Karen language and...
Minzayar Oo and Hkun Lat were assigned by GEO magazine. Photos: GEO
September 16, 2017
<p>The German magazine GEO has expressed concern over the detention by Bangladesh of two Myanmar journalists who were working in Cox&rsquo;...
September 16, 2017
<p>Around 300 residents from a village in northern Shan State have fled into the jungle after a Tatmadaw patrol reportedly began shooting in...
September 16, 2017
<p>Reckless, high-speed drivers are leading to preventable accidents and road fatalities in southern Shan State&rsquo;s Hsipaw township,...