News

December 18, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Old and unexploded landmines remain an everyday threat to the lives of civilians and restrict their ability to travel safely.
December 17, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

Pages