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June 8, 2013
| Mizzima
Protestors pictured in front of China's Wanbao Company in Latpadaung area on 20 November 2012 Photo: Open Society Monywa
June 8, 2013
| Mizzima
A former student union leader has called for the Myanmar government to form an investigation commission into the deadly crackdown by security forces...
June 8, 2013
| KIC
A Burma Army officer physically assaulted four villagers from Wa Daw last week for refusing his orders to do forced labor for him.
June 7, 2013
| KNG
Burma campaign groups and Kachin diaspora organizations around the world participated in the Global Day of Action today to mark the 2nd anniversary...
June 7, 2013
| Mizzima
Thailand-based NGO Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma (AAPP) said on Friday that it welcomes Myanmar President Thein Sein’s pledge...
June 7, 2013
| Mizzima
Sixty NGOs and campaign groups in 21 countries will take part on Friday in a Global Day of Action today to mark what they say is the 2nd anniversary...
June 7, 2013
| Mizzima
Two assistants of US Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell traveled to Kachin State capital Myitkyina this week to meet leaders of Kachin civic groups...
June 7, 2013
| Mizzima
Myanmar's Nobel Peace Prize laureate said she does not want to inflame ethnic tensions by pointing the finger at one community or the other, speaking...
June 7, 2013
| S.H.A.N
It is reported that 5 suspects who have been accused of killing a nephew of Shan MP managed to escape from the Muse district justice court, a town on...
June 7, 2013
| Narinjara
The first June is the opening day for the government schools in Burma, but a number of schools in rural areas of northern Arakan remain closed,...
June 7, 2013
| Narinjara
Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), one of the ceasefire ethnic armed groups of Burma, has called upon the Arakanese people to build a stronger Army to...
June 7, 2013
| KIC
Captain Gyi No, a Karen National Union (KNU) leader from the Tenasserim Division in southern Burma confirmed with Karen News that a Burma Army...
June 7, 2013
| KIC
Following a number of reports and demands made to the Burma Army chief-of-staff for their confiscated lands to be returned to them, 70 farmers from...
June 7, 2013
| KIC
Government officials, from Nay Pyi Taw, working for the land confiscation investigation commission team and led by Dr. Htay Win were in Hpa-an last...
June 6, 2013
| Narinjara
Dateline: More residents of Sittwe, which was known as Akyab during the British rule in western Burma (Myanmar) are coming to the streets supporting...