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December 20, 2018
Religious persecution in eastern Myanmar appears to be waning. Even though Wa leaders say some churches in the Special Region 2 have been able to...
December 19, 2018
Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM) Chairman Maung Maung said that over 1 million workers from the garment and fishery industries might be...
House of Representatives MP from Pale constituency Khin San Hlaing. Photo: Mizzima
December 19, 2018
House of Representatives MP from Pale constituency Khin San Hlaing said that with regard to most of the yearly loan repayments being made to China,...
December 19, 2018
Labour organizations have demanded an amendment to the Foreign Employment Law which was enacted and promulgated in 1999 because it is obsolete. The...
December 19, 2018
The Myanmar Police Force said that it had seized 1,140,000 WY ecstasy tablets worth 228,000,000 million kyats, hidden in Ma Ma instant noodle...
December 19, 2018
Two short films on the theme of Burmese people’s rights online were screened on Sunday. More than 50 people participated in this event. The screening...
December 19, 2018
Representatives from the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) and the Nippon Foundation met this week to discuss collaboration in providing food...
December 19, 2018
The Karen Peace Support Network put out a statement condemning the conviction and jailing of three Kachin peace activists claiming the action is...
December 14, 2018
As the year ends, protracted ethnic conflict has expanded into the Rakhine State. The Arakan Army (AA), a new outfit that was formed only in 2009,...
Photo: Sein Lyan Tun, the winner of the People’s Choice Award at the Forever White Ribbon Film Festival 2018. Photo: Forever White Ribbon
December 14, 2018
Sein Lyan Tun, the winner of the People’s Choice Award at the Forever White Ribbon Film Festival 2018, has called on men to be become involved in the...
December 13, 2018
‘There is no justice and a lack of rule of law,’ said one protester. Thousands of people protested in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina on Monday...
December 13, 2018
‘The main objective is for Lisu youth living in different townships and regions to work together and have unity among themselves,’ said a conference...