Mizzima
2013-01-17
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov called for an end to international sanctions on Burma when he...
2013-01-17
The Thai authorities are to allow the UN’s refugee agency access to 843 Rohingya boatpeople who were arrested over the past week in southern Thailand.
2013-01-17
Thailand’s national oil and gas developer PTT Exploration & Production Pcl (PTTEP) is planning to raise and spend about US $12 billion abroad...
2013-01-16
Two Burmese government military jets attacked Kachin Independence Army (KIA) positions outside Laiza on Tuesday, according to the KIA.
2013-01-16
The EU High Representative released a statement commenting on the ongoing conflict in Kachin State on Tuesday.
2013-01-16
Burma’s Vice-President Sai Mauk Kham received a delegation led by the Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Vijay Nambiar in...
2013-01-16
Solar power for off-grid rural populations in Burma is to be set up by SPCG Public Company Ltd., The Bangkok Post reported last week.
2013-01-15
A UK Foreign Office Minister on Monday addressed a question in Parliament about the conflict in Kachin State, saying the British government was “...
2013-01-15
The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer met with President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw on Monday on the first...
2013-01-15
High-ranking military officers from Burma and Singapore on Monday discussed plans to strengthen mutual cooperation, including infrastructural...
2013-01-15
Laos and Burma will next month begin building a “Friendship Bridge” across the Mekong River, according to a report in the Vientiane Times on Monday.
2013-01-15
Mizzima has learned of a deal that will see US $40 million invested in a fiber optic cable that will help to improve Burma's Internet connection. The...
2013-01-14
Two pilots and a flight sergeant died when an MI-35 helicopter gunship crashed near Talawgyi, about 20 miles south of Myitkyina, the capital of...
2013-01-14
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Burma’s authorities to drop charges against nine activists who participated in peaceful protests in...
2013-01-14
A draft Media Law bill will soon be presented by the provisional Myanmar Press Council (MPC) to members of the Burmese press, Council Secretary Kyaw...