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April 23, 2013
| Mizzima
Ten residents of Maday Island in Kyaukphyu Township have been charged by local police for protesting against the oil and gas pipeline projects on the...
April 23, 2013
| Mizzima
Myanmar President Thein Sein was honored with the prestigious ‘Pursuit of Peace Award’ by the International Crisis Group (ICG) in New York on Monday...
April 23, 2013
| Kaladan
Teknaf, Bangladesh: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) pushed backed 18- Rohingya to Burma on April 22, Kashim, a local from border said.
April 22, 2013
| S.H.A.N
A rights group, Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) demands to end the ongoing conflicts between Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA...
April 22, 2013
| Mizzima
The BBC on Sunday ran a report accompanied by a video—much of which they say was acquired from police in Meiktila—that shows the brutal killing of at...
April 22, 2013
| Mizzima
Fewer refugees from Myanmar will be resettled in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the future, a US State Department official said last week, according to a...
April 22, 2013
| Mizzima
Myanmar authorities and members of various Rakhine Buddhist groups are accused by US-based Human Rights Watch of committing crimes against humanity...
April 22, 2013
| Mizzima
Myanma Port Authority announced on Monday that it will build 14 more jetties at Yangon Port in addition to the 18 existing ones, a move that will...
April 22, 2013
| Mizzima
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will visit Myanmar on April 23, according to presidential staffers in Jakarta.
April 22, 2013
| Mizzima
An Irish veteran of several foreign adventures said that he will travel 10,000 kilometers by bicycle from Ireland to Myanmar for charity, part of...
April 22, 2013
| Narinjara
About 500 villagers on Madae Island in Kyauk Pru Township staged on Thursday a demonstration against Chinese company CNPC by marching on the streets...
April 19, 2013
| S.H.A.N
The Shan State Progress Party / Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) that had signed the ceasefire agreement with Naypyitaw on 28 January 2012 is now facing...
April 19, 2013
| S.H.A.N
It is reported that Burma army shelled 2 villages in Tangyan Township causing 2 injuries and 2 houses burned down.
April 19, 2013
| Mizzima
The United Nations says its Kachin Response Plan is being revised to cover humanitarian requirements and to reflect changes in the situation. The new...
April 19, 2013
| Mizzima
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced this week that organized crime in the Asia-Pacific region is a US$90 billion a year...