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January 23, 2014
Armed ethnic groups say they will sign an agreement on a national ceasefire with the government on condition that a proposal for a federal army is...
January 23, 2014
Myanmar achieved notable improvements in some sectors during 2013, but serious problems remain throughout the country, says Human Rights Watch.
January 23, 2014
Yesterday the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) refused to allow Burma army officials to re-enter Nam Lim to make photo records of its inhabitants, a...
January 22, 2014
The International Monetary Fund says Myanmar’s economic outlook is favourable but has expressed concern about inflation.
January 22, 2014
There are more than 30 political prisoners in the country’s jails, despite President U Thein Sein’s pledge to release them all by the end of 2013,...
January 22, 2014
The second ethnic armed groups’ conference, which began on January 20 at Law Khee Lar, in an area of Karen State controlled by the Karen National...
January 21, 2014
An ethnic media conference organized by Burma News International (BNI) will bring media groups and Union ministers together under one roof. The...
January 21, 2014
Dialogue and rule of law must replace violence and lawlessness in Rakhine State if is to realize its full potential, the British and American...
January 21, 2014
Police in Rakhine State say arrests are continuing in a case involving a police sergeant who went missing after violence erupted in a Maungdaw...
January 21, 2014
The first, two-day seminar on Shan language and ICT (Information and Communications Technology), aiming to find solutions to enhance the Shan...
January 20, 2014
Rohingya villagers met with Hluntin (police tasked with border security) and regular officers recently to discuss the occupation of Kila Dong village...
January 20, 2014
The date for this year’s Mon National Convention, which was supposed to be held in January, has been indefinitely postponed.
January 20, 2014
Demand for rented accommodation will be a dominating feature of the real estate market in 2014, say market sources.
January 20, 2014
Handling differences within ASEAN over China’s disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea will be one of Myanmar’s key challenges as chair of...
January 18, 2014
Two surveyors visiting poppy fields in Namkham township’s Mongwi tract were physically abused by members of the Burma Army run Panhsay People’s...

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