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January 14, 2026
Mon Union Party scores record seat win in election
January 14, 2026
Gold mining resumes in Putao following election
January 13, 2026
Junta launches deadly airstrikes on two BGF camps in Hlaingb...
Independent Mon News Agency
November 9, 2017
NMSP demands return of Tatmadaw-seized highway checkpoints
The New Mon State Party (NMSP) has called on the Mon State government to expedite the return of three highway checkpoints that were allegedly seized...
Shan Herald Agency for News
November 9, 2017
Gov't peace negotiators to meet with Wa, Mongla: peace...
A government peace delegation will allegedly meet with the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), also known...
Network Media Group
Announcement (in Burmese)
November 9, 2017
Myanmar Embassy warns migrant workers to register for certif...
The Myanmar Embassy in Thailand has warned all Myanmar migrant workers to apply for certificates of identity before the year’s end or face...
Mizzima
November 9, 2017
Government and DPN reach agreement on many points including...
The government’s Peace Commission (PC) and Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) formed by United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) have...
UEC website page
November 8, 2017
UEC instructs political parties to register their members by...
The Union Election Commission (UEC) has instructed registered political parties to submit a list of all their members before December 31, according...
Karen Information Center
November 8, 2017
Karen youth discuss peace and politics at networking event
How can ethnic youth get involved in the peace process? That was the question 100 Karen youth leaders from Kayin (Karen) and Mon states, as well as...
Independent Mon News Agency
A machine levels the ground at the site of a cement factory in Kyaikmaraw township, Mon State
November 8, 2017
Mon State residents demand more transparency in new cement f...
Residents of a Mon State village are anxious to clarify how a soon-to-be developed cement factory will power its operations, with many fearing that...
Mizzima
Miners search for jade stone near the heavy earth-excavators at the Hpa Kant jade mining area, Kachin State, northern Myanmar, 25 February 2017. Photo: La Min Tun/EPA
November 8, 2017
Three dead after Phakant mine clash
Migrant workers who forcibly entered a mining area in Phakant, Kachin State, on 6 November prompted a clash with authorities, resulting in the deaths...
Mizzima
November 8, 2017
Mizzima Media signs MOU with Elevate to operate Digital TV c...
Mizzima Media Company Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Elevate Broadcast Co Ltd on 7 November, for cooperation to design,...
Independent Mon News Agency
Members of the Mon State Hluttaw's Women and Child Rights Committee hear a case against an alleged sexual predator. (Photo – MNA)
November 7, 2017
Mon State Hluttaw’s Women and Child Rights Committee investi...
A man who claims to be the reincarnation of an influential sayadaw has been accused of using his religious stature to kidnap and sexually abuse women...
Karen Information Center
November 7, 2017
Karen health groups to assist Japanese encephalitis inoculat...
The Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW) is prepared to assist the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) in a nationwide drive to vaccinate...
Karen Information Center
November 7, 2017
Karen orgs voice opposition to development projects that plu...
Karen organizations are accusing the government of abusing the ceasefire process to take advantage of investment opportunities with little regard for...