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August 7, 2012
Due to rice shortages in Putao (Putau), the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) announced that it will sell rice for the local people;...
August 7, 2012
Burma’s Ministry of Immigration and Population (MOIP) in Hpa-An, Karen State along with the Norwegian Refugee council (NRC), has jointly launched a...
August 7, 2012
Fighting between the Karen National Liberation Army and the government’s Border Guard Force resulted in four BGF being killed two KNLA soldiers...
August 7, 2012
The Burma Army has been launching a military operation against the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ in the Loi Ye mountain range, Namzang township since...
August 7, 2012
On Monday, the Burmese government lifted sanctions on two suspended publications only days after more than 100 journalists took to the streets in...
August 7, 2012
Burmese lawmakers in the Lower House last week took over the drafting of a higher education bill while also chiding the Ministry of Education for not...
August 6, 2012
Burma’s Vice-President, Sai Mauk Kham, Armed Forces Advisory Officer and Deputy Defense Chief of Staff arrived in two helicopters to Alay Than Kyaw,...
August 6, 2012
The main armed ethnic oppositions from Burma, New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the members of an umbrella...
August 6, 2012
A new meeting between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and government peace team has been postponed until both sides can agree on a...
August 6, 2012
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) leadership has stated that they will not consider proposals to form political parties or accept Burma...
August 6, 2012
Following yesterday’s meeting at the Aye Chan Pyo guesthouse in the Burma border town of Myawaddy, Burma government and Karen National Union (KNU)...
August 6, 2012
The message was: “Stop Killing the Press.” After the suspension of two newspapers last week, Burmese journalists have staged a walking demonstration...
August 6, 2012
Burmese President Thein Sein urged members of 14 political parties on Saturday to cooperate with the government to achieve national peace and...
August 6, 2012
The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma has called for a credible, independent investigation into allegations of human rights violations...
August 4, 2012
A Kachin man who was arrested by the Burmese military Battalion 125 is now being forced to work as a porter, according to a Chinese man who was also...

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