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Mon State Hluttaw conference (Photo:MNA)
January 11, 2017
Despite the Mon State Hluttaw [Parliament] prohibiting the construction of a VIP guesthouse at the Government Residence, in Mon State’s Mawlamyine...
MNP Candidate Nai Sein Mya Maung (Photo: MNA)
January 11, 2017
Born in Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, Nai Sein Mya Maung, an executive member of the Mon National Party (MNP) and legal affairs chief, is to...
The government delegation led by Aung Kyi, centre, and the UNFC’s Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) meet in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 25 September 2016. Photo: Phanida
January 11, 2017
The Union government’s peace commission and the UNFC’s Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) will meet again in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 13...
In this photograph taken October 13, 2016, armed rebels belonging to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) ethnic group inspect the frontline after it was hit by a military bomb during two days of fighting with the Myanmar military near Laiza in Kachin State. Photo: Hkun Lat/AFP
January 11, 2017
Seven Kachin Independence Army troops (KIA) were killed as the Myanmar Army took over four more outposts from the powerful ethnic Kachin armed group...
Over 2,000 Zai Awng IDPs Flee from War for the Third Time
January 11, 2017
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing from Zai Awng IDP camp at China-Burma border have to flee to a new safe location on 7 January after the...
Photo by - Hpa-an Thar
January 11, 2017
Twenty-three members of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (Splinter DKBA), also known as Klohtoobaw Karen Organization (KKO), led by Soe Soe...
January 10, 2017
In October 2016, more than 5,000 people took to the streets of Namkham, northern Shan State, when the township’s education officials failed to pay...
January 10, 2017
A New Year’s Day meeting with Burma’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi fell flat when several ethnic representatives chose not to attend, while...
JMC-S public meeting (Photo: Aung Naing Win)
January 10, 2017
The State-level Ceasefire Joint Monitoring Committee – Mon State (JMC-S) held a public meeting on Saturday, in Hnintsot Village, Ye Township, Mon...
Over 200 local protesters demand rural health center
January 9, 2017
Over 200 locals staged a protest yesterday in Belin Town, Belin Township, Mon State, urging for the construction of a rural health center in...
Quarry site in Mon State (Photo: Internet)
January 9, 2017
The Mon State Government has directed any investing companies in Mon State to report on their Environmental Management Program (EMP), in order to...
January 6, 2017
International Based Groups Denied Vote at KNU 16th Congress Elections – “Congress Election Outcome Critical to How KNU Progresses Its Peace Plans…”...