Mizzima
2013-04-04
Myanmar’s Ministry of Information has announced that Japan’s national broadcaster, NHK, and US-based wire service Associated Press have been granted...
2013-04-04
Today marks the UN Mine Awareness Day. It is also a day when landmines still pock nine states across Myanmar—their distribution particularly...
2013-04-04
SIM cards costing just 1,500 kyat (US$1.75) will go on sale in Myanmar from April 24, state TV announced on Wednesday evening. The previous price of...
2013-04-03
In a report released on April 1, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the Myanmar government to thoroughly investigate and punish those...
2013-04-03
An investigation team has been formed by the Yangon Region Government to find out the exact cause of the fire that resulted in the deaths of 13 boys...
2013-04-03
In the week after shocking satellite images were released that showed the extent of the devastation in Meiktila following the riots, in which an...
2013-04-03
Myanmar owes much of its new-found success to President Thein Sein’s prioritized and action-oriented style of governance, says Indian analyst Col. R...
2013-04-02
Four private daily newspapers were published on Monday in Myanmar—the Voice Daily, Golden Fresh Land, the Union Daily, and San Daw Chein—for the...
2013-04-02
President Thein Sein has announced that low-price mobile SIM cards will be available in Myanmar soon. The announcement was made in a radio speech...
2013-04-02
Thirteen boys died in Botahtaung Islamic School in central Yangon when a fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday at the adjoining Yay-Gyaw...
2013-04-02
Recent riots in Meiktila and other parts of central Myanmar once again show that the country is passing through a testing time. The stakeholders—be...
2013-04-02
Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that plans are afoot to open a trading market in Pan Saung, a town in northern Sagaing Division that...
2013-04-02
Running a pipeline of natural gas through an active conflict zone is highly dangerous, according to a respected security consultant in the UK.
2013-03-30
This week saw the 68th anniversary of the founding of the modern Myanmar military. It was a very sad day for Myanmar. As challenges to the military...
2013-03-29
As peace talks continue in the Kachin State, the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) has recommended immediate de-mining; no forced...