News
December 18, 2012
| Mizzima
Japan’s Meidensha Corporation announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Burma’s Asia General Electric Co. to provide technological...
December 17, 2012
| KNG
A Burma army Mi-8 helicopter has been damaged by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) last Friday, according to senior officials. The Russian built...
December 17, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Armed movements should not only insist on political dialogues with the Thein Sein government, but also call for a “military dialogue” with the...
December 17, 2012
| Mizzima
Burmese President's Office Minister Hla Tun and other officials visited injured monks in hospital in Mandalay on Saturday and offered an official...
December 17, 2012
| KIC
A Karenni women’s group called for the halt to the expansion of the Mawchi tin mines in Karenni State in Eastern Burma. The Karenni women’s group...
December 17, 2012
| KNG
Several Burma army soldiers have been captured by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) following heavy fighting that broke out at Lajayang, last Friday...
December 17, 2012
| Mizzima
Some 70,000 Burmese embraced the country’s first international concert on Sunday night when American star Jason Mraz joined top domestic artists in...
December 17, 2012
| KIC
Old and unexploded landmines remain an everyday threat to the lives of civilians and restrict their ability to travel safely.
December 17, 2012
| KIC
The Thai government is refusing to extend its deadline for migrant workers to complete the Nationality Verification (NV) process needed to work in...
December 17, 2012
| Mizzima
India will become the first country to have three missions in Burma when it opens a new consulate in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State and an...
December 15, 2012
| KIC
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army took to the streets in the Burma border town of Myawaddy today calling on the Burma government to apologies for...
December 15, 2012
| Narinjara
Sittwe: Arakanese Buddhist monks held a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday at the ground of the Pyi Lone Shan Thar Pagoda in Sittwe, the capital in...
December 15, 2012
| Mizzima
Four women were slightly injured on Friday afternoon when a device exploded in a field as they were clearing space for a rally where National League...
December 15, 2012
| Mizzima
It is estimated that an average of 20 children per month are trafficked across the Thai-Burmese border, said Aung Myo Min, the director of Human...
December 15, 2012
| Narinjara
Sittwe: The Arakan State Government said it is planning to repair the main reservoir pond in Sittwe after taking a loan from Japan when it answered a...