Mizzima
2012-02-15
Ethnic conflict issues in Burma are off-limits to investigations by the Burmese Human Rights Commission (HRC), the commission chairman said in a...
2012-02-15
Campaigning in Kawhmu Township in a caravan that trailed more than 200 cars and thousands of motorcycles, National League for Democracy (NLD)...
2012-02-13
If Burma makes the right investments in education and health, it can become the next “economic power house in the region,” the U.N. assistant...
2012-02-13
The special adviser to the U.N. secretary-general told Burmese officials on Sunday that more support for health and education programs is crucial for...
2012-02-13
The Australian publisher of The Myanmar Times, Ross Dunkley, was interviewed last week about the political changes in Burma and his role now on the...
2012-02-10
A four-day workers’ strike at the Tai Yi footwear factory in an industrial zone in Rangoon Region on Thursday spread to a nearby factory.
2012-02-10
Water in Rangoon, already in short supply in some areas, is going to cost more starting April 1. The Rangoon City Development Committee announced on...
2012-02-10
Ashin Gambira, one of the leaders of the “Saffron Revolution” in 2007, was removed from his monastery by authorities in Rangoon on Friday.
2012-02-09
Aung San Suu Kyi says she will campaign for the first time in the Kawmhu constituency on the outskirts of Rangoon on Saturday, before launching...
2012-02-09
A number of Burmese banks have raised the interest rate to 10 per cent from 8 per cent in a move to increase the rate of savings, The Myanmar Times...
2012-02-09
In a startling admission of the Burmese government’s past failings –including systemic corruption – the speaker of the Lower House has called on...
2012-02-08
Thailand’s state-owned PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) says it will sign an agreement with Burma to explore for oil and gas in two onshore...
2012-02-08
Burma’s Union Election Commission abolished two newly registered political parties for their failure to run for at least three vacant seats in the...
2012-02-08
On her second major campaign tour, Aung San Suu Kyi drew an estimated 30,000 supporters to a rousing political rally in Myaungmya Township in...
2012-02-08
The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is planning to visit with Burmese leaders sometime later this year, according to a report in The...