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April 23, 2013
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
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
Teknaf, Bangladesh: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) pushed backed 18- Rohingya to Burma on April 22, Kashim, a local from border said.
April 22, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will visit Myanmar on April 23, according to presidential staffers in Jakarta.
April 22, 2013
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
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
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
It is reported that Burma army shelled 2 villages in Tangyan Township causing 2 injuries and 2 houses burned down.
April 19, 2013
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
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...

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