News
July 9, 2013
| Mizzima
Squar, the first exclusively Myanmar language social media website, has launched this week following a successful four week trial on mobile devices.
July 9, 2013
| Mizzima
Parliament approvedthe Myanmar Central Bank Law on Monday that analysts say will enable the Central Bank to form a strong financial policy.
July 9, 2013
| Kaladan Press
Nasaka (Burma border guard force) officers tried to rape a young Rohingya woman after breaking into a home that they looted in Khonza at about 12:30...
July 9, 2013
| Mizzima
The Myanmar government should not attempt to intervene or rein in the current boom in real estate but should instead allow it to fluctuate according...
July 9, 2013
| Kaladan Press
On behalf of Rohingyas around the worldwide Mohiuddin Mohamad Yusof ( Maung Sein) sent a formal letter to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (...
July 8, 2013
| Phophtaw
A celebration to honor ethnic leaders and promote unity amongst elders and youth from around Myanmar will take place soon in Yangon.
July 8, 2013
| S.H.A.N
Shan State constitution draft #2, drawn up by activists on the Thai-Burmese border and published in 2009, is suddenly in great demand, following...
July 8, 2013
| Narinjara
Two leaders representing Arakan League for Democracy (ALD) and Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP) are going to be awarded with a highest...
July 8, 2013
| Mizzima
General Motors has made tracks for the Myanmar market, with the American car manufacturer announcing plans to open a Chevrolet showroom in the fourth...
July 8, 2013
| KIC
A Rangoon based activist was jailed by the government for his role in organizing anti-government protests with farmers, over land confiscated to make...
July 8, 2013
| KIC
A Shan human rights group condemned the Burma Army for shelling a Buddhist temple in central Shan State, eastern Burma and said the government...
July 8, 2013
| KIC
The independent Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG), documented in May that two incidents involving grenades and fired by soldiers wounded villagers,...
July 8, 2013
| IMNA
Mon communities are still being forced to support militias that were created under the former military regime. Residents of Minnthar, Moe-gyi, and...
July 8, 2013
| Kaladan Press
Two Rohingyas that were being held in an overcrowded Thai immigration detention centre with about 300 people died recently. The men that had been...
July 8, 2013
| Kaladan Press
An international group of foreign diplomats from 18 countries were told they were visiting displaced Rohingyas but were instead taken to see...