News
November 1, 2012
| Mizzima
The Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) have agreed to begin political dialogue this coming month, according to KIO...
November 1, 2012
| Mizzima
Despite efforts to stem poppy growth in Burma and Laos, production increased for the sixth straight year, according to a UN drug agency report...
October 31, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Refuting earlier reports by SHAN and other news agencies that the United Wa State Army (UWSA), if push comes to push, would accept a Burma Army-...
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
One Rakhine man was shot dead and two were wounded by Burmese security forces on Tuesday as several thousand Rakhine natives moved toward a Muslim...
October 31, 2012
| Kaladan
Kawkareik, Karen State: Two mosques were attacked with grenades in Kawkareik, according to a Muslim leader.
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
Asean Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan told the media on Tuesday that he tried to create a consensus within the regional grouping to address the...
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
Burmese officials on Tuesday said thousands of security officers are trying to restore order in western Rakhine State, in the midst of escalating...
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
A motorboat with 137 people believed to be from Burma on board has capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Shah Porir Island in Teknaf close to Bangladesh...
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
Jack Dunford, the long-time executive director of the Thailand-Burma Border Consortium, is stepping down effective next year.
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has received a leased Airbus A320-200 to expand its fleet of aircraft, in a lease arrangement with International...
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma’s lawmakers are looking to save the remaining one-fifth of the country’s total area to manage high quality wood products to export.
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma’s President Thein Sein spoke to local rice farmers and officials on Sunday in Alyinlo Village in Pyinmana Township of Naypyitaw, focusing on...
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma is looking at turning its rice-growing sector into a major source of income over the next five years, with plans to double rice production,...
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
The Burmese government, the UN Office of Drug Control (UNODC) and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) reached an agreement in Tachilek on...
October 31, 2012
| Mizzima
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called on Bangladesh to open its borders to Rohingyas fleeing sectarian violence in Burma.