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September 5, 2014
| Khonumthung
Three villagers - Kyaw Kyaw, Maung Sein and Sane Aung - from Kon-Pyin and Karki village, Paletwa Township, near India-Burma border, were arrested and...
September 5, 2014
| S.H.A.N
A leader of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC)— a coalition of Burma's ethnic armed groups—said yesterday the Nationwide Ceasefire...
September 5, 2014
| KNG
The recently re-elected chairman of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), a coalition of Burma's ethnic armed groups, said that the Karen...
September 5, 2014
| Mizzima
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged further economic support for Myanmar if it holds fair elections next year and does more to protect ethnic...
September 5, 2014
| Mizzima
Rakhine Chief Minister U Maung Maung Ohn has asked non-government organisations to provide development aid for poor ethnic Rakhine villages, a state...
September 5, 2014
| Mizzima
A special envoy of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has meet elders from the Buddhist community during a visit to the Rakhine State capital,...
September 5, 2014
| Mizzima
Canada's Trade Minister Ed Fast has vowed to encourage Canadian companies to consider the "brand new" investment opportunities available in Myanmar.
September 5, 2014
| Mizzima
More than 30 political parties were represented at a meeting held in Yangon on September 3 for preliminary talks on the political dialogue due to...
September 4, 2014
| IMNA
Neither the Mon National Party (MNP) nor the All Mon Regions Democracy Party (AMDP) will compete in the forthcoming 2014 by-elections, according to...
September 4, 2014
| Mizzima
Lecturers at Yangon's Dagon University have been accused of offering inducements to students to prevent them taking part in a campus protest against...
September 4, 2014
| Mizzima
A Myanmar beauty queen dethroned for alleged misconduct has said she would only return her crown if South Korean pageant organisers apologised.
September 4, 2014
| KIC
The Karen National Union has confirmed the suspension of its membership with the ethnic alliance due to disagreement over the policies and structure...
September 4, 2014
| Mizzima
The Karen National Union will meet next month to decide its status with the United Nationalities Federal Council, KNU general secretary Padoh Kwe...
September 4, 2014
| Mizzima
President U Thein Sein used his monthly radio address on September 1 to unveil plans for low-cost housing in more cities throughout Myanmar.
September 4, 2014
| Mizzima
Myanmar has disputed claims that it has an agreement with Dhaka for the repatriation from Bangladesh of 2,415 people who called themselves Rohingya.