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September 18, 2014
| Mizzima
The decision by Thailand's junta leader and Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha to visit Myanmar on his first official overseas trip is...
September 18, 2014
| Mizzima
Myanmar Police Force has sought information from Interpol about the international terrorist group al-Qaeda following its recent threat to launch...
September 18, 2014
| Mizzima
The Ministry of Health is planning to open more centres to provide treatment and counselling for drug addicts, a senior official said on September 16.
September 18, 2014
| Mizzima
Thirteen countries including Myanmar agreed on September 16 to take part in a global census of their wild tiger populations to establish how many of...
September 17, 2014
| Mizzima
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, has agreed to provide Yoma Bank Ltd with a US$5 million convertible loan and...
September 17, 2014
| Mizzima
Pedestrians should exercise the same care to avoid falling electricity cables as they when crossing roads, a senior official from the Ministry of...
September 17, 2014
| Mizzima
The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security is tightening procedures for issuing licences to job agencies that send workers overseas, says...
September 17, 2014
| Mizzima
Mismanagement of land ownership and ‘land grab’ issues has hampered the ability of Myanmar to feed itself, members of the agricultural community told...
September 16, 2014
| KIC
Opposition political parties, including ethnic Karen parties, welcomed the announcement by Burma’s Election Commission (UEC) to cancel nationwide by-...
September 16, 2014
| KIC
The Karen Women’s Organization (KWO), a community-based organization that represents 49,000 Karen women across Burma, has criticized the decision by...
September 16, 2014
| KIC
A bomb allegedly set to explode at 10:55am was found next to the Thai-Burma friendship bridge in Myawaddy town early Monday morning, 15 September...
September 16, 2014
| Mizzima
Ethnic leaders have spoken to Mizzima on September 14 to reveal their concerns over the late release of census data relating to ethnicity and the...
September 16, 2014
| Mizzima
U Sett Aung, the vice chairman of the Central Bank of Myanmar told a press conference held in Yangon on September 14 that foreign banks would be...
September 16, 2014
| Mizzima
A suggested framework for the political dialogue planned to follow the signing of the nationwide ceasefire agreement will be drafted by a fifteen...
September 16, 2014
| Mizzima
Myanmar has temporarily banned its women from working as maids in Singapore due to concerns over abuse and exploitation, an employment body in Yangon...