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January 15, 2013
| Mizzima
A UK Foreign Office Minister on Monday addressed a question in Parliament about the conflict in Kachin State, saying the British government was “...
January 15, 2013
| Khonumthung
The Chin National Front (CNF) have re-established their headquarters in Than Tlang Township, Chin state, following agreements that were reached...
January 15, 2013
| Mizzima
The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer met with President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw on Monday on the first...
January 15, 2013
| Mizzima
High-ranking military officers from Burma and Singapore on Monday discussed plans to strengthen mutual cooperation, including infrastructural...
January 15, 2013
| Mizzima
Laos and Burma will next month begin building a “Friendship Bridge” across the Mekong River, according to a report in the Vientiane Times on Monday.
January 15, 2013
| Mizzima
Mizzima has learned of a deal that will see US $40 million invested in a fiber optic cable that will help to improve Burma's Internet connection. The...
January 15, 2013
| Kaladan
Over a hundred Rohingyas have been arrested by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) since the beginning of January, according to a Teknaf trader.
January 15, 2013
| Kaladan
Mohamed Faroque, 18, a Bangladeshi fisherman from Gudam Para, has been killed by Nasaka personnel (Burma’s border security force) who opened fire on...
January 15, 2013
| Kaladan
Nasaka (Burma’s border security force) is still forcing Rohingyas in Rathedaung Township to submit their personal details and be photographed for a...
January 14, 2013
| Mizzima
Two pilots and a flight sergeant died when an MI-35 helicopter gunship crashed near Talawgyi, about 20 miles south of Myitkyina, the capital of...
January 14, 2013
| KIC
The United Nationalities Federal Council says they have come to a common agreement and are now prepared to help the Kachin if the government troops...
January 14, 2013
| Mizzima
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Burma’s authorities to drop charges against nine activists who participated in peaceful protests in...
January 14, 2013
| KIC
President U Thein Sein invitated a Karen National Union delegation to Naypyidaw to meet with key government ministers, including the vice president...
January 14, 2013
| Mizzima
A draft Media Law bill will soon be presented by the provisional Myanmar Press Council (MPC) to members of the Burmese press, Council Secretary Kyaw...
January 14, 2013
| Mizzima
The-Voice-Journal-coverBurma’s Ministry of Mines has agreed to drop its lawsuit against The Voice Weekly news journal, which published an article...