News
October 27, 2014
| Mizzima
The change to an e-visa system and the accompanying drop of Myanmar’s pre-arranged visa-on-arrival service has created difficulties for at least 3,...
October 27, 2014
| Mizzima
The United National Democratic Organization claims it will expose and put cases of human rights violations during the time of the military junta on...
October 27, 2014
| Mizzima
Politicians and scholars have criticized the reluctance of military MPs to amend Article 436 of the 2008 Constitution, claiming they do not welcome...
October 27, 2014
| Mizzima
The human rights of the residents from about 36 villages around the Dawei Special Economic Zone have been affected by the development of the economic...
October 27, 2014
| Translated by BNI
Troops from Burma's armed forces and those from the Federal Union Army, an alliance backed by the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), engaged in...
October 24, 2014
| Translated by BNI
Khonumthung has learnt that the Chin State Government has banned two more newspapers, Tiddinpost and Zo Lengthe, both published in Tiddin Township,...
October 24, 2014
| Translated by BNI
Land protesters from So-Hlar-Ku village in Hpuso Township, Karenni State who have been fighting a court case since September have taken their case...
October 24, 2014
| S.H.A.N
Despite a promise to the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) by the Burma Army’s Central Eastern Commander that government troops...
October 24, 2014
| IMNA
Burma’s 2015 general elections will be held in the last week of October or the first week of November, 2015, Union Election Commission (UEC) Chairman...
October 24, 2014
| S.H.A.N
The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) released a media statement on 22nd October alleging that the Burma Army had committed abuses against...
October 24, 2014
| Mizzima
Local bean companies aim to double the export volume of beans to quality-sensitive European markets starting in the coming export period of January,...
October 24, 2014
| Mizzima
Luxury European and South Korean car makers continue to struggle against Japanese dominance in the luxury used car niche, according to an online...
October 24, 2014
| Mizzima
A Shan rights group alleges that government soldiers committed human rights abuses during a recent military offensive against the forces of the Shan...
October 24, 2014
| Mizzima
Some European countries have challenged the Myanmar authorities to prove the claim that Rohingya do not exist in Myanmar by providing strong evidence...
October 24, 2014
| Mizzima
The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand has submitted a report to the Thai government which should help the two suspects facing trial in the...