News
September 4, 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 3, 2014
| Kantarawaddy Times
Kayah State Government has still to be continued responsible tasks concerning proposals and questions decided by Kayah State Parliament, said Aye...
September 3, 2014
| IMNA
Preliminary census results released by the Ministry of Immigration and Population (MIP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPC) show that...
September 3, 2014
| IMNA
Chinese businessmen have bought several acres of land in Mon State’s Ye Township in order to build a factory to produce stones for paving roads, but...
September 3, 2014
| Mizzima
A survey to determine the cost of living in Myanmar has begun and the results will help establish a minimum wage to be introduced in December, said...
September 3, 2014
| Mizzima
The Karen National Union issued a press release on September 1 announcing its choice to temporarily suspend its participation in the activities of...
September 2, 2014
| Mizzima
Members of the Karen National Union party have walked out of meetings in with the Union Nationalities Federal Council in Chiang Mai that began on...
September 2, 2014
| Mizzima
The Union Nationalities Federal Council, a coalition of ethnic armed organisations,announced on August 30 a partnership between themand civil society...
September 2, 2014
| Mizzima
A conference will be held in May 2015 to confirm the validity of census data collected on ethnicity, the secretary of the Central Census Commission,...
September 2, 2014
| KIC
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) criticized the Burma government for failing to keep it’s promise to release all political...
September 1, 2014
| Kaladan Press
Maungdaw, Arakan State: On August 30th, the #2 block administration officer in Maungdaw, Yousuf, extorted money from villagers in order to enter new-...
September 1, 2014
| Kaladan Press
Maungdaw, Arakan State: A mixed group of Burmese security forces—including personnel from the Burmese border guard; police, and military—killed one...
September 1, 2014
| Mizzima
A group of 291 Shan civilians internally displaced by war in Shan State sent a letter of appeal directly to President U Thein Sein requesting a...
September 1, 2014
| Mizzima
A collection of 20 civil society organisations launched a campaign on August 28 to object to the plans to use a system of proportional representation...
September 1, 2014
| Mizzima
The tendering process for a new Yangon township, covering 30,000 acres of land located now in the townships of Seikgyikanaungto and Dalla, will be...