Mizzima
2012-02-22
Members of parliament from Asean countries will conduct a fact-finding tour in Thailand to highlight issues surrounding Burmese migrant labourers and...
2012-02-21
A group of 88-generation student leaders will visit Myitkyina Township in Kachin State to attend a prayer ceremony to mark the suspension of the...
2012-02-21
Burma may relent and allow Asean poll observers to monitor the April 1 by-election, something that it said in the past was not needed.
2012-02-21
Burma is planning to create two more international airports, one in Bago to serve central Burma, and one at the Dawei deep-sea port project in the...
2012-02-20
The European Union has suspended some travel restrictions on 87 top Burmese officials, including the president, vice presidents, members of...
2012-02-20
A township administrative office chief has told village and quarter administrative chiefs that if the Union Solidarity and Development Party [USDP]...
2012-02-20
Ashin Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 “Saffron Revolution,” is again facing criminal charges, following his detention on February 10 and...
2012-02-17
One year after the new Burmese government formed the country has reached “an unprecedented level of initiative, as recognized by a range of...
2012-02-17
Only government employees in remote, rural areas should get a salary increase, Finance and Revenue Minister Hla Tun told a joint session of the...
2012-02-17
A leaked draft of the Asean Human Rights Declaration obtained by Mizzima has lifted the veil of secrecy surrounding the centerpiece of the human...
2012-02-16
A Chinese official says “speed” drugs such as methamphetamine, or “ice,” are significantly on the rise, and China will step up efforts to combat...
2012-02-16
China and India are loaning Burma US$ 155 million to upgrade its railroad system and passenger services. The improved service will come with an...
2012-02-16
Burma’s peace negotiator says all remaining armed rebel groups should have cease-fire deals signed within three months. After that, he said, will...
2012-02-15
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman has commented on the issue of ethnic refugees in China and an emerging humanitarian crisis along the Chinese-...
2012-02-15
At least two political parties have asked the Union Election Commission (UEC) to invite international monitoring teams to observe the April 1 by-...