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June 10, 2016
Residents in northern Shan State’s Muse Township have complained that they did not receive compensation for damage their homes and shops have...
Government representatives at meeting in Chiang Mai. (l to r retired General Khin Zaw Oo, Dr Tin Myo Win and U Hla Maung Shwe)
June 9, 2016
Leaders of ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that have not signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) have agreed to attend the 21st Century...
June 8, 2016
School officials in the Win Yaw area of Kyain Seikgyi Township in Karen State want official government permission to allow their students to wear...
June 8, 2016
The Mon National Party, one of two primary ethnic Mon political parties, has appointed Nai Tin Aung as its vice-chairman (1). The decision came after...
June 8, 2016
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) will have its representatives meet with leaders of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC)...
June 8, 2016
Human Rights Watch has criticized an assembly law proposed by Burma’s National League of Democracy government, saying it needs “significant revisions...
Manipuri rebels on India-Myanmar border. Photo: Subir Bhaumik
June 8, 2016
Satyendra Garg, Joint Secretary of India's Home Ministry in charge of the Northeast, said Delhi was alarmed by the recent ambush of Assam Rifles...
Marchers protest against quarrying near Oke Tar Dar Village
June 8, 2016
About 500 local residents protesting against rock quarrying near Oke Tar Dar Village in Paung Township, Mon State by the Long Life Aggregate Mining...
June 7, 2016
Maungdaw Land survey officer U Htun Hla Pru and his assistant staff U Hla Thein are asking for huge sum of money to issue property map since April...
June 7, 2016
Mon State Government will provide a 30-year land rental grant in villages that have never experienced land issues, stated head of Mon State General...
MNP Central Committee meeting (Photo – MNP)
June 7, 2016
The Mon National Party elected Nai Tin Aung, (also known as Nai Ta La Non) as its vice chairman (1) in a secret ballot held at an MNP central...
June 6, 2016
Myanmar’s new government has invited non-ceasefire signatory ethnic armed groups to participate in the forthcoming political dialogue framework...