News
October 4, 2012
| Khonumthung
The Burmese Social Welfare Association (BSWA) conducted a leadership training course for Burmese people working in the handloom industry in India’s...
October 4, 2012
| Khonumthung
Refugees of the Chin community in Malaysia were met by Salai Thla Hei, Secretary of the Foreign Department of the Chin National Front (CNF) in the...
October 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma’s economic growth is expected to increase to 6.3 percent this year and 6.5 per cent in 2013, up from the initial projections of 6 per cent and...
October 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma’s first investment bank, Mandalay Capital, started by an Uzbekistan man who was educated at Columbia and Oxford universities, has set up shop...
October 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Aung San Suu Kyi told the Burmese community in Los Angeles on Tuesday that Burma would develop its own democracy in its own way, as she prepared to...
October 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Bangladesh authorities have arrested 235 people so far since community violence in three southeastern Bangladesh districts began on Saturday, causing...
October 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Ethnic states in Burma should receive a greater share of revenue for the exploitation of their natural resources, a minister in the President’s...
October 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma’s President Thein Sein met with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on September 26 in New York City, a state-run newspaper said on...
October 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Despite a tenuous situation, the international community has begun planning and implementing a range of peace fund initiatives in Burma, including...
October 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma plans to set up seven more local industrial zones in addition to the existing 18 in the country, official state-run media said on Wednesday.
October 2, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Kachin and Shan states of Burma, with their proximity to China and abundant natural resources, are likely to become hotbeds for international rivalry...
October 2, 2012
| KIC
In defiance of Karen National Union policy, Karen National Liberation Army chief General Mutu Say Po opened a temporary central level liaison office...
October 2, 2012
| KIC
Protesting Karen villagers and community organisations concerned that a dam construction will destroy plantations, roads and their way of life stage...
October 2, 2012
| Khonumthung
The Chin National Front (CNF) set up an organizing committee in Hakha, the capital of Chin state in Burma, on 21 September 2012.
October 2, 2012
| Khonumthung
In March of this year, some two months after Burmese soldiers allegedly crossed into China from Mu Bum base and killed Lahpai Zau Lawn, an unarmed...