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September 15, 2017
<p>What was supposed to be a public forum on the peace process in Bago Region this week turned into more of a lecture when the question and...
NNDP Chairman Thein Nyunt.
September 15, 2017
New National Democracy Party (NNDP) Chairman Thein Nyunt said that the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) government should respect and...
Workers tend to a community mangrove forest in An Din village (Photo – MNA)
September 15, 2017
Efforts to establish community forests in Mon State’s Ye township are facing setbacks due to misunderstandings of land laws as well as a lack of...
Myanmar Vice President U Henry Van Thio speaks during a ceremony marking Anti-Human Trafficking Day in Nay Pyi Taw on 13 September 2017. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
September 15, 2017
Vice President U Henry Van Thio has called for eliminating armed conflicts in Myanmar to address human trafficking, stressing that eliminating armed...
September 14, 2017
<p>Over 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in Tanai, Kachin State since June say they are too afraid of soldiers to return home...
Journalists were invited to join the newly created Mon State True News and Information Committee (Copy)
September 14, 2017
The government and Tatmadaw have jointly launched a local offshoot of the True News and Information Committee in Mon State, according to journalists...
Kabyar Wa Beach has become an increasingly popular dry season domestic tourism destination. (Photo – MNA)
September 14, 2017
Before the crowds begin descending on the sea shore this coming dry season, local activists are calling on the government to help manage tourism and...
September 13, 2017
<p>The Karen diaspora is showing increasing irritation at the Karen National Union&rsquo;s ceasefire stance.<br /> <br />The...
Myanmar's state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (not pictured) at the presidential house in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 06 September 2017. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
September 13, 2017
<p>Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend the United Nations General Assembly later this month, her spokesman said Wednesday, as the...
The press conference held at the end of the sixth meeting between the Peace Commission and the Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) (Photo – MNA)
September 13, 2017
<p>Continued peace negotiations between the government and representatives of an ethnic alliance have been delayed, likely until next month,...
The classroom of elementary-level Mon students (Photo – MNA)
September 12, 2017
<p>A Mon State MP has called for boosting government support and funding for Mon national schools.</p> <p>During the September 11...
September 12, 2017
<p>Fighting in southern Shan State&rsquo;s Palaung territory has resumed after nearly a month-long cessation, according to an official from...