News
March 14, 2014
| Mizzima
Security forces should remain in parts of northern Rakhine State to deter the possibility of more violence, the Venerable U Wirathu told Mizzima on...
March 14, 2014
| Mizzima
Most of the 850,000 people in Myanmar holding the temporary registration document known as a White Card are living in Rakhine State, the Amyotha...
March 13, 2014
| Mizzima
A panel appointed by the government to investigate violence in Rakhine State has found there was no evidence to support claims by the United Nations...
March 13, 2014
| Mizzima
A senior military officer has denied that the Tatmadaw launched attacks on armed ethnic groups in Kachin and Shan states earlier this year.
March 13, 2014
| S.H.A.N
Poppy cultivation in areas where PaO, a non-Shan nationality, are dominant, has been steadily climbing since 2010, according to a study by the PaO...
March 12, 2014
| Mizzima
National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has urged members of her party to have respect and understanding for all citizens to help...
March 12, 2014
| IMNA
The first ever Mon Women’s Conference (MWC) was held from March 8th to 12th at the 2500 Sarsana Monastery in Moulmein, the Mon State Capital.
March 12, 2014
| Mizzima
A long awaited nationwide ceasefire agreement will be drafted by a joint committeeof government negotiators and the leaders of armed ethnic groups in...
March 11, 2014
| IMNA
Burmese Representatives Selected to join the ASEAN Youth Forum 70 youths were selected to represent Burma at the forthcoming ASEAN Youth Forum (AYF...
March 11, 2014
| Mizzima
A free press is essential to democratic discourse in Myanmar, but the media generally is still in its infancy and lacks basic journalism skills,...
March 10, 2014
| Mizzima
The authorities in Rakhine State are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed 12 houses and a mosque at Du Chee Yar Tan village in Maungdaw...
March 10, 2014
| Mizzima
The government should prove its sincerity if it wants peace with the Karen National Union, a commander of its armed wing said earlier this month.
March 8, 2014
| IMNA
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is going to investigate the attempted rape of a Mon woman in January allegedly carried out by Second Corporal Ye Linn...
March 7, 2014
| S.H.A.N
Burma Army troops have partially withdrawn from Tar Hsarm Pu after seizing Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) outposts, but are forbidding villagers from...
March 7, 2014
| Mizzima
Draft laws on inter-faith marriage will only be accepted for debate by the PyidaungsuHluttaw if they are recommended by the relevant government...