Mizzima
2013-02-01
The Japanese Embassy in Rangoon has announced that Japan has relieved Burma of 326.3 billion yen (US$3.58 billion) of debt.
2013-01-31
Burmese authorities apprehended a French citizen on Wednesday morning as he walked alongside peace marchers from Kywebwe to Taungoo in Pegu Region...
2013-01-30
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) on Tuesday accepted an offer by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) to host peace talks with the Burmese...
2013-01-30
Burmese photographers have taken the top four prizes in a Southeast Asian photography competition based on the theme, “Water is Life: Too Much or Too...
2013-01-30
The Burmese government has lifted a ban on public gatherings of more than five people, according to Burma’s state-run Myanma Ahlin newspaper on...
2013-01-30
Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel has joined the competition to obtain one of two telecommunications licenses being granted to international...
2013-01-30
The 1st Official Myanmar Power Summit (MPS) concluded on Wednesday following three days of discussions about the future of Burma's power industry at...
2013-01-30
CP All, Thailand's largest chain of convenience stores, said on Wednesday it intended opening 7-Eleven stores in Burma, Laos and Cambodia, according...
2013-01-29
Norwegian firm Statoil is looking into the possibility of exploring for oil and gas in Burma, and several company delegations have already been there...
2013-01-29
The expressions "military crony” and “cronyism” have long been associated with Burma, much in the same way as the word “nepotism” might denote the...
2013-01-28
The Chinese Embassy in Rangoon has rejected recent media reports that it was involved in supplying weapons, including armored vehicles, to the Wa...
2013-01-28
Burma's President Thein Sein (right) meets US President Barack Obama in Rangoon in November last year. (Photo: President's office)
2013-01-28
Burma has created a stir throughout the Southeast Asia sporting world by replacing several popular Olympic sports with local traditional games in the...
2013-01-28
The Wan Bao Company will have to resort to legal action if the Latpadaung copper mine project is suspended, the firm’s Rangoon-based administrative...
2013-01-28
Burma’s Ministry of Mines invited foreign and domestic investments to enter Burma’s mining sector during discussions with businesspersons from the US...