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March 7, 2016
The Burma Army is preparing to launch a large military offensive codenamed ‘Operation Moe Pyar’ (Operation Sky-Blue) against the Kachin Independence...
CSSU Conference in Rangoon
March 7, 2016
The Committee for Shan State Union (CSSU), a coalition of Shan political parties, Shan armed groups, and Shan social organizations is holding its...
Free Mon literature learning CDs being given out.
March 4, 2016
Mon literature learning CDs are being given out for free to make Mon language learning and learning about Mon literature easier the CD’s distributor...
March 4, 2016
Over two-thirds of the Karen State Hluttaw (parliament) civilian members of parliament (MPs) have not been paid for working last month Nan Khin Htwe...
Local residents sign a petition against MCL cement factory's use of coal. (Photo: Sandar Non’s Facebook)
March 4, 2016
Over 4,000 residents have signed a petition against the use of coal to power a cement factory owned by Mawlamyine Cement Limited (MCL) in the Pyar...
March 4, 2016
The trial of six men accused of having ties with the Arakan Army (AA) started in Mrauk U District Court, Arakan State on Tuesday 1 March said a...
March 3, 2016
All Mon Regions Democracy Party (AMDP) and Mon National Party (MNP) leaders will meet on 18 March to discuss merging the parties, party officials...
Yangon Region KLCC Meeting
March 2, 2016
Karen Literature and Culture Committees (KLCC) officials in Yangon region townships said that they are facing difficulties teaching Karen literature...
March 1, 2016
A protest march, against recent attacks on members of the opium eradication group Pat Ja San (PJS), was held in Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital,...
February 29, 2016
Waste products and foul odor from rubber factories near Mudon Oo village in Mudon Township, Mon State, have been upsetting local residents living...
NDA-K Border Guard Force Troops
February 25, 2016
Troops from the Burmese government’s Border Guard Force (BGF) injured three members of the unarmed Pat Ja San (PJS) opium eradication team when they...
The Karen State Hluttaw
February 6, 2016
The office of Speaker in the new Karen State Hluttaw (parliament) will go to a National League for Democracy (NLD) Member of Parliament (MP) after...