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November 12, 2014
| IMNA
A bright boy was born: From Burma’s oppression under 18th century British colonialism, to the modern political and social changes of today’s...
November 12, 2014
| IMNA
Although the government and ethnic armed groups have different demands that must be met in order to settle on a national ceasefire agreement, Daw...
November 12, 2014
| KIC
A report by Fortify Rights an international human rights organization based in Southeast Asia, has accused members of Burma’s authorities of being...
November 12, 2014
| Kaladan Press
Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid urged the Burmese President Thein Sein to work with him to find an effective and permanent solution to the long-...
November 12, 2014
| Translated by BNI
Territorial disputes and fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State / Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the Paoh National Liberation...
November 12, 2014
| IMNA
The body of Mon leader Nai Htun Thein, who died at the age of 98, was cremated in the Mon tradition and buried at the Ya Way Cemetery last Sunday,...
November 11, 2014
| S.H.A.N
For more than a month since the end or the 6th Union Peacemaking Work Committee-Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (UPWC-NCCT) negotiations, no...
November 11, 2014
| S.H.A.N
During their offensive against SSPP/SSA in October, the Burma Army used at least 1,000 People’s Militia forces from northern and southern Shan State.
November 11, 2014
| S.H.A.N
Troops from Burma Army LIB 504 arrested four civilians in Hsipaw, northern Shan State, accused them of supporting the Shan State Army (SSA), then...
November 11, 2014
| KIC
An international aid agency has warned in its latest report that ongoing instability in Burma is blocking prospects for a sustainable peace and the...
November 11, 2014
| Translated by BNI
Narinjara News Agency, a member of Burma News International (BNI) has received its publishing licence allowing it to publish a Burmese language...
November 11, 2014
| Translated by BNI
Chin political parties issued a statement criticising the Chin State Government on 28th October for not supporting Chin media and banning the...
November 10, 2014
| Translated by BNI
A landmine exploded killing one person and injuring another in the eastern part of Mongpawn area, in the Loilem district of southern Shan state on...
November 10, 2014
| Translated by BNI
About 200 Shan people who were forcibly recruited into the Kachin Independence Organization/army (KIO/KIA) still need to be free according to U Sai...
November 10, 2014
| S.H.A.N
One of the topics discussed at Mongla on the Sino-Burmese border between the United Wa State Army (UWA) and the Union Peacemaking Work Committee (...