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October 17, 2013
Three bombs exploded in eastern Myanmar leaving one person dead, police said Thursday, the latest in a series of explosions that the United States...
October 17, 2013
Fighting broke out between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Mabein township, northern Shan state.
October 17, 2013
After conducting public consultations in nine townships in Chin state, the Chin National Front (CNF) is seeking the opinions of those of the Chin...
October 17, 2013
The Maungdaw Rohingya community wasn’t allowed to gather for mass prayer during Eid-ul-Adaha, one of the biggest Islamic holidays. But they could...
October 17, 2013
The Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) held a public consultation meeting attended by thousands from Thai Ban Mae Surin and Ban Nai Soi...
October 17, 2013
U Sein Htay, leader of the Migrant Worker Rights Network, announced on14 October that over 2,000 Myanmar workers based in Mahachai,Thailand, have...
October 17, 2013
The unconnected death of two refugee women within a month at a refugee camp on the Thai Burma border has triggered fears about the security of women...
October 16, 2013
The 2008 constitution review movement initiated b y MPs from the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) could be an attempt to raise...
October 16, 2013
Naing Han Thar, general secretary of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), said that the UNFC will develop conditions that must be met...
October 16, 2013
The Myanmar government has raised nationwide security warning against series of bomb attacks over the past several days in the areas of Phyu, Toungoo...
October 16, 2013
A Japanese aid agency has promised to provide low-interest loans to the Mon State government for road building and other infrastructure projects.
October 16, 2013
Only four days after the New Mon State Party (NMSP) was forced by the Tatmadaw (Burma army) to abandon its Yeethakon base, government troops tried to...
October 15, 2013
Two prominent community leaders from Sittwe, the capital city of Arakan Sate in western Burma, have been sentenced to three months of imprisonment by...
October 15, 2013
Around 400 villagers from 42 villages in Kyauk Pru township gathered in a rural monastery on 7 October to raise voices in support of their rights on...
October 15, 2013
After two bombings shook the Yangon area on Monday, a third explosive was discovered under a table in a downtown restaurant around 10:00 a.m. this...

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