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May 28, 2013
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) has donated a 5-acre (12.5 rai) plot of land for the renovation of a stupa believed to have been built in the early...
May 28, 2013
Myanmar opposition party, the National Democratic Force (NDF), says it will propose an amendment to the 2008 Constitution that the spouse of any...
May 28, 2013
Myanmar President Thein Sein said during a meeting in Naypyitaw on Monday that the ongoing China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline is an important and...
May 28, 2013
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richie Garcia is boycotting the 29th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar in December and will encourage his...
May 28, 2013
Thein Than Oo, one of the lawyers defending seven Muslims sentenced for murdering a Buddhist monk in Meiktila in March, said that the families of the...
May 28, 2013
The Chinese rhetoric on territorial questions during Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s tour of four Southeast Asian nations and Premier Li Keqiang’s visit...
May 28, 2013
International health organisations estimate southeastern Burma’s health infrastructure as one of the regions worst with as many as 400,000 people...
May 27, 2013
To the credit of President Thein Sein, none of the 23 political prisoners released before his departure from Burma to meet his US counterpart did not...
May 27, 2013
Last week was an active one in the development of US-Myanmar bilateral trade. The US Burma [Myanmar] Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements...
May 27, 2013
Zurich-based ACE, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, has announced that it was moving to open an office in Yangon later this year after...
May 27, 2013
A fatal bus crash occurred in central Myanmar on Saturday, in which 11 people were killed and 16 injured, according to state-run media.
May 27, 2013
The Kachin Consultative Assembly has announced that it wants the substance of the 1947 Panglong Agreement brought into discussions when the Kachin...
May 27, 2013
three days of discussion representatives from organizations working on refugee issues along the Thai-Burma border, refugee representatives, civil...
May 27, 2013
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should make improving human rights in Burma a key priority during his visit to the country , the New York based...
May 27, 2013
The participation of women in future peace talks between the ethnic groups and the central government will be critical contribution to achieving...

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