Mizzima

July 8, 2019
Local peace talks were reportedly held at April Mon Hall at 1 p.m. on 6 July in Tamu town, Sagaing Region. Firstly lower house MP Naing Naing Win...
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, South Korean university professor Yanghee Lee, addresses the media in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 January 2019. Photo: Monirul Alam/EPA
July 8, 2019
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will visit Thailand and Malaysia from 8-18 July. “...
Arakan Army. Screengrab from YouTube
July 6, 2019
Rakhine National Party (ANP) Vice-Chairperson Aye Nuu Sein told Mizzima that the top leaders of Arakan Army (AA) have been charged under section 52(a...
Solar panels. Photo: EPA
July 5, 2019
The British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar announced yesterday the imminent arrival of a Trade Mission from the UK, state media reported. The mission...
July 5, 2019
The Embassy of India, Yangon organized the event “Enhancing Bilateral Commercial Relations” yesterday at Pan Pacific, Yangon. H.E Ambassador Shri...
Foreign tourists walk along Ngapali beach, on the Bay of Bengal, west coast of Myanmar. Photo: EPA
July 5, 2019
Myanmar’s tourism leaders are reaching out to the US travel market by cementing closer ties with the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), TTR...
People walk in front of Yangon General Hospital in Yangon. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
July 5, 2019
Eight more people have died of seasonal influenza H1N1 in Myanmar, bringing the total death toll to 29 so far, said a statement from the Health and...
(File) Six detained Myanmar family members facing charges of human trafficking are transported in a prison van following their trial in Yangon on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP
July 4, 2019
A total of 126 human trafficking cases were registered across Myanmar in the first half of 2019, Xinhua reported. From Jan. 1 to June 30, 371...
The Mizoram India-Myanmar border. Photo: Mizzima
July 4, 2019
More than 200 refugees from Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been sent back to their villages from south Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district, eastmojo reported...
A view of ancient pagodas during the sunrise in Bagan, the ancient temple city of Myanmar, Mandalay region, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
July 4, 2019
Myanmar expects to receive more visitors this year after eased visa restrictions for Western tourists take effect in October, Thailand’s The Nation...
US Deputy Chief of Mission Mr George Sibley speaks at the event. Photo: U.S. Embassy Rangoon
July 3, 2019
US Deputy Chief of Mission Mr George Sibley explained the differences between ultra-nationalists and nationalists at a joint ceremony cementing a...
Villagers protesting. Photo: Bo Bo/Mizzima
July 3, 2019
Four villagers in central Myanmar’s Mandalay region were sentenced to 14 months in prison with hard labour Tuesday for their roles in a July 2018...