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August 29, 2013
Lahu militia leader Yishay, wanted in Thailand on drug charges, recently denied charges by Thai drug enforcement against him, according to interviews...
August 29, 2013
U Thar Naing, the Chairperson of the Yangon Air Bus Association told Mizzima on August 28 that the Transnational bus line between Myeik Township in...
August 29, 2013
The Union Election Commission (UEC) sent out warning letters to all political parties on August 23 stating that the Commission will de-register any...
August 29, 2013
MoneyGram International, Inc. has tied up with Asia Green Development (AGD) bank to facilitate international money-transfer in Myanmar. US based...
August 29, 2013
86 year old cyclist U Pyoo told Mizzima on August 27 that he will cycle from Sittwe in Rakhine State to Naypyitaw, in honor of the 27th SEA Games...
August 29, 2013
This year’s Karen wrist tying ceremony came with added significance. A two-year ceasefire still holding, Karen armed groups, once sworn enemies...
August 29, 2013
Fighting concentrated in northern Kachin and Shan states is threatening to uproot a short lived peace in the region. After a seven-point agreement...
August 29, 2013
The conflict between the Burma government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has transformed into battles between their respective...
August 28, 2013
According to a report that recently slipped out from the Burma Army’s Lashio-based Northeastern Region Command (NERC), it had suffered more than 1,...
August 28, 2013
The Deputy Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security announced at the Union Parliament on August 27 that the Ministry will send warnings to...
August 28, 2013
The Union Parliament Farmlands and other Land Seizure Inquiry Commission has stated that the armed forces' process of returning seized land to their...
August 28, 2013
Following on from his dramatic fact finding trip to Burma last week, when his car was attacked by religious fanatics, Mr Tomas Ojea Quintana, a...
August 28, 2013
Labour rights groups, including the Migrant Worker Rights Network, Thai Labour Solidarity Committee, Human Rights and Development Foundation and...
August 28, 2013
Being a refugee does not make you a criminal, said Dr. Niran Pitakwatchara, from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
August 27, 2013
Shan State Army (SSA) South’s recent direct overtures to the Burma Army’s field units to inform their movements in advance so to avoid further...

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