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Judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague consider the case against Myanmar.
January 27, 2020
Sai Wansai — The much awaited International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on January 23 in The Hague, Netherlands, disappointed the Myanmar or Burma...
President Xi Jinping of China and his counterpart in Myanmar, Win Myint, during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Friday.Credit…Ann Wang/Reuters
January 21, 2020
Sai Wansai — China’s President Xi Jinping’s two-day Myanmar visit from 17 to 18 is remarkable in a sense of heightening bilateral relationship...
New Myanmar 1,000 kyat note
January 13, 2020
The Central Bank of Myanmar officially issued a new 1,000 kyat note featuring an image of the late Gen Aung San on January 7. It is the latest in a...
Photo by mizzima.com | JICM reaches 8-point peace process agreement
January 11, 2020
On January 8, the government met with all 10 nationwide ceasefire agreement-signatories-ethnic armed organizations (NCA-S-EAO) at the Joint...
January 10, 2020
As the restarting of nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA)-based peace process gears to restart after more than a year of standstill, it is important...
Photos by Nay Myo
December 20, 2019
More than 500 internally displaced people (IDPs) who have sought refuge in a village in Lashio Township, northern Shan State, are short on food and...
December 20, 2019
Migrant workers from Burma in Thailand are demanding that the Thai government implement its existing laws guaranteeing a minimum wage and paid leave...
December 20, 2019
A series of landmines exploded in Namhsan Township in northern Shan State this week, causing both casualties and injuries. “Landmines exploded at...
Photos by – Kyaukme villagers
December 16, 2019
More internally displaced people (IDPs) arrived in Kyaukme town in northern Shan State on Tuesday night, due to the threat of fighting between the...
December 16, 2019
The three-day International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing from December 10 to 12 – in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the...
December 11, 2019
The Kachin, Shan and Arakan States continued to be bogged down in armed conflict, while Karen State also saw skirmishes due to Tatmadaw (Myanmar army...
Photos by – SHAN/
December 8, 2019
Villagers in Tachileik District, eastern Shan State have had to relocate their homes as a result of negative environmental impact of gold mining on...