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October 1, 2014
Clashes between the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and armed government forces on 27th September have had more social and economic impacts...
July 7, 2014
As monsoon rains sweep across Burma from India, villagers in Karen State and along the Thai Burma border are prey to malaria.
June 9, 2014
Naw Bway Paw looks out from the door of her windowless bamboo home in Hlaing Bwe Township, Karen State, and remembers the day in 1996 when Burma’s...
May 12, 2014
Min Lyon – On May 7th, Myanmar Peace Monitor—a project led by Burma News international (BNI)— launched its latest report, “Deciphering Myanmar’s...
April 29, 2014
A Bangladeshi teenager has been languishing in Arakan state’s Buthidaung jail since Feb.14, Nuru, a Teknaf local, told the Kaladan Press Network.
April 9, 2014
Border school nurtures future Karen leaders Proud family members bearing flowers, colourful knitted lanyards and envelopes filled with Thai baht...
April 1, 2014
Advocacy group pushes for solution to migrant workers’ plight The number of Myanmar workers in Thailand with expired visas has reached 200,000 and is...
March 29, 2014
From out of Mae Tao Clinic’s Child Outpatient Department the sound of crying babies can be heard. A queue of parents, children in tow, wait outside...
March 27, 2014
The Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) selected its nine-member delegation team to draft a nationwide ceasefire agreement together with a...
March 22, 2014
A report by a political prisoner advocacy group has condemned the government’s ongoing arrest of political opponents.
March 22, 2014
A report by a political prisoner advocacy group has condemned the government’s ongoing arrest of political opponents.
March 22, 2014
Villagers from Myaung Byo, located in Dawei District, have filed a court case over damages allegedly caused by the Heinda mining project operated by...
March 20, 2014
The European Burma Network has added its voice to a large and growing coalition of political, humanitarian and community organisations calling on...
March 19, 2014
An international organisation representing journalists worldwide said it welcomed the passing of Burma’s first press laws, but raised concerns over...
March 18, 2014
Burma’s transformation from international pariah to political success story is being called into question by widespread and ongoing human rights...

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