Mizzima
2012-11-30
Some 200 Buddhist monks staged a “sit-down” protest at Eindawyar Pagoda in Mandalay starting at 1:00 pm on Friday, to protest the violent crackdown...
2012-11-30
Burmese President Thein Sein’s office moved quickly on Thursday to distance itself from a press release posted earlier by the government’s...
2012-11-30
Burma’s President Thein Sein hosted his Vietnamese counterpart, Truong Tan Sang, on Thursday afternoon at a meeting which included the signing of...
2012-11-30
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she will ask the authorities why peaceful protesters were driven violently from the Monywa copper...
2012-11-29
In the early hours of Thursday morning in Sagaing, riot police violently cracked down on protesters at the main “sit-in” site in front of the offices...
2012-11-29
Organizers at the Shan Conference in Rangoon announced on Wednesday that the ongoing peace process will bring an end to the conflict that has plagued...
2012-11-29
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says that while Burma has a “wealth of possibilities for power generation,” it lacks the capital to develop them.
2012-11-29
Japan’s Juroku Bank has announced a deal with Burma’s Ayeyarwady Bank, according to a report in the Japan Times on Thursday.
2012-11-29
Hundreds of land rovers have found their way into Burma in recent years, but now plans are afoot to begin officially exporting the popular 4 x 4...
2012-11-29
Burmese authorities have arrested and charged six activists who protested in Rangoon on Monday against the Latpadaung Mountain copper mining project...
2012-11-29
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) on Wednesday released a statement saying it welcomed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...
2012-11-29
A thousand police officers and security forces moved in on Wednesday to disperse protesters, including Buddhist monks, at the Latpadaung copper mine...
2012-11-27
Singaporean telecommunications giant MDR Ltd announced on Monday that it was making plans to establish a joint-venture company with three other firms...
2012-11-27
JCB is to become the third of the major global credit card companies to launch operations in Burma after its international subsidiary, JCB...
2012-11-27
UNOCHAThe United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has provided US $5.3 million in additional funding to provide urgent supplies to some...