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August 3, 2017
<p>August 3<br /> <br />A series of alleged thefts from monasteries and residents in southern Shan State has villagers calling for...
Caption: Mon State Chief Minister U Aye Zan speaks about rubber at a coordination meeting. (Facebook)
August 2, 2017
The Mon State government wants to boost local rubber manufacturing and capitalize on the global demand.
August 2, 2017
A new justice center in Shan State’s capital will provide free legal assistance to impoverished defendants facing criminal charges, according to high...
August 2, 2017
<p>According to a Rakhine State minister, no one is facing famine in the state, especially not the &lsquo;Bengalis&rsquo; in the north...
Members of the Tai Youth Network meet with Shan residents of Bago Region
August 2, 2017
<p>A Shan youth network is preparing to hold a conference in Bago Region, the third such event the group has held since 2013.</p> <p...
Participants in the blue-ribbon campaign in front of the Technology University of Mawlamyine (Photo: Internet)
August 2, 2017
Over 60 lecturers and professors from the Technological University of Mawlamyine have joined a nationwide blue-ribbon campaign against unfair...
August 2, 2017
Complainant Kyaw Myo Shwe said that he would file a direct complaint at court for cancellation of bail given to Myanmar Now Chief Editor Swe Win by...
Min Kyaw Zayar Oo
August 1, 2017
Min Kyaw Zayar Oo is a central executive committee member of the Mon National Party, and is a secretary member of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint...
August 1, 2017
Peace negotiators for the government and representatives from an alliance of ethnic armed groups are expected to meet for more informal talks on...
August 1, 2017
Karen activists and aid workers are trying to drum up last-minute support for a shelter of internally displaced persons, before it runs out of...
Mon State Hluttaw and State Health officials discuss the H1N1 outbreak (photo: Naiaung Naing/Facebook)
August 1, 2017
<p>The H1N1 virus, which has been causing infections throughout Myanmar (Burma) for the past several weeks, has not yet been detected in Mon...
Ye township officials held a H1N1 awareness-raising talk on July 31. (Photo: MNA)
August 1, 2017
<p>As a deadly swine flu outbreak continues to spread in Myanmar, Mon State residents are urging the government to appoint a doctor to at...