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February 24, 2020
China’s deadly illicit trade in wildlife has been thrown into stark relief as Beijing recently announced a temporary ban on the sale of wildlife in...
Myanmar state counsellor and chairperson of National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi met Nagas in Sagaing Region in Myanmae recently. Image – Northeast Now | nenow.in
February 19, 2020
Indications are that another inter-ethnic conflict might be brewing in the north-west corner of the country, namely in Sagaing Region, part of the...
 Aung San Suu Kyi on 73rd anniversary of the Union Day celebration in Panglong | statecounsellor.gov.mm/
February 17, 2020
Sai Wansai — In February three speeches given by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, on 12 and 13 respectively, should be...
Impression of the 1947 Panglong Conference (photo credit: Shan Herald Agency for News)
February 13, 2020
Today is the 73rd anniversary of Union Day, which marks the signing of historic Panglong Agreement on the 12 February 1947 between the Kachin, Chin...
The aerial view of Upper Paunglaung hydroelectric power project in Nay Pyi Taw council area, Pyinmana township. Photo: Ministry of Electric Power
February 10, 2020
Myitsone Dam project is well known for its controversial impact on Myanmar’s political landscape, as it involves on and off pressure from China to...
February 9, 2020
Kayah Hteh — If you travel to Daw Khuli, Lawplyar Leh, and Daw Po Shay Village located within Kay Lyar Village-tract, you may think it is not that...
February 9, 2020
Maw Oo Myar — When seeing a group of school-age children cleaning the compound; some holding hoe while some holding sword, they are actually...
Bangkok Post | Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a road during the Lunar New Year of the Rat public holiday in Hong Kong on Jan 27 as a preventative measure following the coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
February 6, 2020
Sai Wansai — When novel coronavirus exploded with a vengeance in China’s Wuhan, Hubei Province, the first worry for the people of Burma or Myanmar is...
February 4, 2020
By Sai Wansai - Even though coronavirus epidemic has been making the headlines and doesn’t seem to become a yesterday news anytime soon, having a...
Soldiers seen at the 72nd Anniversary of Independence Day (Photo - Toe Myat)
January 28, 2020
In countries where strains of chauvinism and nationalism are strong, there is a higher likelihood of internal conflict and the propensity for...
January 27, 2020
The bi-annual report from the World Bank, Myanmar Economic Monitor (MEM), covering the period July-Dec 2019, was released on the 15th Jan 2020...
January 16, 2020
With Chinese President Xi Jinping poised to visit Myanmar this week, questions surround what will be discussed in the closed-door sessions with...