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February 26, 2019
The new parliamentary joint committee tasked with amending Myanmar’s constitution will review 48 basic principles of the charter, including the...
February 26, 2019
A Tatmadaw negotiation team met with representatives from Shan State Progress Party (SSPP/SSA) at Paunglaung Guest House in Nay Pyi Taw Command...
Myanmar military commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
February 25, 2019
Myanmar’s military has filed a complaint with the country’s press council against a respected Japanese daily newspaper for publishing an interview...
Fifteen Karenni Refugee Families Return to Burma
February 25, 2019
Fifty-nine refugees from Thailand’s Karenni Camp No. 1 in Ban Mai Nai Soi went back to Burma on Thursday. The refugees—38 adults and 21 children from...
February 25, 2019
As the constitutional amendment joint committee focusing on constitutional reform which was formed with 45 members are going to meet and program...
February 25, 2019
A Tri-Nation Peace Motor Car Rally (India-Bangladesh-Myanmar), comprising of 35 delegates from India reached Mandalay on 23 February, evening,...
February 25, 2019
To build a genuine democratic federal union that will allow self-determination for ethnic people, U Lal Thuan Thang,Chin Affairs Minister for Sagaing...
February 25, 2019
NLD Party Headquarters instructed U Aung Than, vice-chairman of Chin State Parliament, to resign from his post. U Zobawi, parliament chairman for...
February 25, 2019
Enforcing a rule that ethnic groups must remain in the Union goes against the Panglong Agreement, said Pu Zin Cung, the chairman for the Chin...
February 22, 2019
‘It is still not enough, but it’s more comfortable,’ says one IDP. The World Food Programme (WFP) has increased the assistance it is providing to...
February 22, 2019
IDPs remain cautious about going back to their villages, pointing to the continued concerns of landmines and regional instability. Authorities in a...
February 22, 2019
In the third interview with RCSS/SSA Secretary (2) Col Sai Nguen, SHAN discusses the 2008 Constitution. In this interview with the Restoration...