Mizzima
2012-01-31
More than 100 journalists attending a conference titled “Development of Media in Democratic Myanmar” will offer suggestions to the Burmese government...
2012-01-31
Many ethnic groups have learned lessons from the past and are urging the current Burmese government to match its words with actions designed to...
2012-01-30
Burma will introduce a law in this session of Parliament for an eight-year tax exemption for foreign investors as Western companies have “rushed” to...
2012-01-30
Members of eight Burmese political parties arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the Kaladan River project, a joint India-Burma trade venture.
2012-01-30
Burmese voters got their first real taste of Aung San Suu Kyi the political campaigner on Sunday as thousands of supporters greeted her in Dawei, the...
2012-01-27
A top U.S. lawmaker, in an address to his colleagues in the U.S. Senate, said he never thought he would get to meet Burma’s opposition leader Aung...
2012-01-27
Aung San Suu Kyi told delegates to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday that Burma “yearns to be part of the global community...
2012-01-27
As many as 918 political prisoners may still be locked up in Burmese prisons, but an accurate list of the number is still incomplete, say groups...
2012-01-27
It’s past time to offer direct aid to tens of thousands of internal refugees in Karen State and other areas.
2012-01-26
After a two-week assessment period, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team says Burma has the potential to become “the next economic frontier in...
2012-01-26
EU diplomats are talking about an aid package to Burma, perhaps reaching 150 million euro, Agence France Presses (AFP) said on Wednesday.
2012-01-26
The topic of hotels in Burma came up in Davos Switzerland this week when two international hoteliers said they would like to open hotels in the once-...
2012-01-25
Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) said it has confirmed reports that a pregnant Kachin woman was shot and killed by Burmese Army soldiers on January 11.
2012-01-25
Burma ranked 169, slightly higher than China and Vietnam, in the ranking of countries with a free press in an analysis by Reporters Without Borders...
2012-01-25
A National League for Democracy (NLD) member set fire to his shirt bearing an NLD logo on Monday in objection to NLD electoral candidate Tin Tin Yi.