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September 9, 2019
Mandalay Region government ethnic Shan Minister Sai Pan Saing said that he would try to get part of the budget that Mandalay based ethnic people...
This photo taken on August 25, 2019 shows people, affected by clashes between the military and ethnic rebel groups, waiting to receive supplies from local civil society organisations in Man Lwal village, outside Kutkai in Shan State. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
September 9, 2019
Myanmar’s armed forces and the three ethnic armed groups fighting in northern Shan State should safeguard civilians, Human Rights Watch said. Renewed...
September 7, 2019
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi conveyed a message through MPs from her party to people not to panic over the current rumours related with...
Former child soldier Aung Ko Htwe speaks to the media. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
September 7, 2019
A former child soldier who was imprisoned for public mischief said that freedom of expression was still being denied and banned in Myanmar. “I have...
Photo: Shar That Paing
September 5, 2019
Armed men stopped traffic on a highway in Shan state late Tuesday, robbing drivers and setting fire to their vehicles amid a new surge of fighting...
September 4, 2019
Activists from the nationalist movement demanded the release of two men, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo AKA Win Zaw Tun, who are on death row in Thailand for...
Photo: NPTDC Webportal
September 3, 2019
Myanmar and Chinese authorities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a friendship forest project in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw on...
National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) holds talks with representatives of the four ethnic armed groups KIO, PSLF, MNTJP and ULA over ceasefire. Photo: MNA
September 3, 2019
China appreciates that the Myanmar government and four armed groups have issued a joint communique on ceasefire, a foreign ministry spokesperson said...
The entrance to Paletwa, Chin State.
September 2, 2019
Myanmar has partially lifted a months-long internet shutdown in two western states where government troops are battling the Arakan Army, Reuters...
September 2, 2019
Representatives of Myanmar government's National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) and the Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B) issued a joint...
September 2, 2019
Earthquake monitoring sites and media are reporting an earthquake of 6.0 magnitude shook Myanmar's Sagaing region late Saturday, with some damage...
A tribal baby is carried in a basket as her parents head to pick up their rice and yuan payment after labouring in the fields, in north-eastern Myanmar. Photo: EPA
September 2, 2019
After years of discussion and debate, Myanmar has finally enacted a law to protect the rights of children. Consistent with the United Nations...