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May 30, 2013
Aung Win, a garment export businessman, says he’s a bit north of 50 in terms of years but doesn’t feel it at all. An old flame has returned to his...
May 30, 2013
Chinese, Laotian, Myanmar and Thai police have arrested more than 1,100 suspects in 804 drug-related cases since a joint anti-drug campaign was...
May 30, 2013
With the expectation of more tourists flocking to Mon state, ministers held a workshop to discuss initiatives to develop the hotel sectors of the...
May 30, 2013
Peace talks between the Union Peace-making Working Committee and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) started on Tuesday in Myitkyina; a day...
May 30, 2013
A 10pm curfew has been imposed in Lashio under Section 144 of the Penal Code after a violent incident in the town on Tuesday led to a mob burning...
May 30, 2013
Demand from China and the US dollar exchange rate have caused a surge in the price of Myanmar rice—the highest since Cyclone Nargis.
May 30, 2013
Myanmar has failed to make progress in ending its use of child soldiers nearly one year after signing an agreement with the UN, says Human Rights...
May 30, 2013
Manipur’s Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has called on Indian investors not to look only at India but also toward Myanmar.
May 30, 2013
Five hundred refugees have been able to return home after a temporary refugee camp in Tangyan Township for those who fled their homes due to fighting...
May 30, 2013
The Burma Army has issued an ultimatum to Karen ethnic armed groups to remove their flags by midday Wednesday or suffer the consequences.
May 30, 2013
The latest round of peace talks between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the Union Peace-making Working Committee in Kachin state...
May 30, 2013
Fighting between government forces and troops loyal to the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) broke out near United Wa State Army (UWSA)...
May 30, 2013
Nasaka (Burma border security force) commander of Area 7 threatened to shut down Rohingya-owned businesses if owners refuse to participate in ethnic...
May 28, 2013
People displaced by the Myitsone Dam want to return home. In 2010, over 2,500 were relocated to Aung Myin Thar Camp and Ma Li Yan Camp by the China...
May 28, 2013
It has been reported that Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) and Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP), the two Shan leading...

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