News
July 23, 2012
| KIC
It is early morning in Wa Su Ko village. It is quiet. Mist from the monsoon rains necklace the surrounding mountains. The small village is located...
July 23, 2012
| Narinjara
A timber trader says the Burmese Navy has seized a timber-laden boat that was sailing to neighboring Bangladesh in the sea nearby Kyaukpru in Arakan...
July 23, 2012
| Narinjara
Some groups of Muslims reportedly attempted to enter the residential wards in Mingan on the outskirts of Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State, in the...
July 23, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Maj Gen Aung Kyaw Zaw, Commander of Lashio-based Northeastern Region Command, has issued an ultimatum to the Shan State Progress Party / Shan State...
July 23, 2012
| Mizzima
The World Bank will open its new office in Burma on July 30, officiated by Pamela Cox, the East Asia and Pacific Region vice president.
July 23, 2012
| Mizzima
In spite of financing issues, Thailand and Burma renewed their commitment on Monday to build the Dawei deep-sea port and economic zone in southern...
July 21, 2012
| IMNA
Although the government’s Ministry of Education (MOE) and chief of peace negotiator, Railway Minister U Aung Min, allowed Mon language to be taught...
July 21, 2012
| KNG
Heavy rain has raised the Uru Hka River water levels causing heavy flooding in the homes near jade mining operations in Hpakant township in Kachin...
July 20, 2012
| KNG
An innocent villager from Yi Hku village in Pangsai, (or Kyukok) Township, northern Shan State, who was arbitrary arrested by the Burmese military on...
July 20, 2012
| Mizzima
Upon the approval of a first draft of a state-level bill covering gem production and trade in Kachin State, officials with the Myitkyina Gem Trade...
July 20, 2012
| Mizzima
Burmese President Thein Sein will begin a three-day visit to Thailand on Sunday, following two postponed trips in June. The trip was greeted on...
July 20, 2012
| S.H.A.N
The Shan State Progress Party / Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) had just fought the 23rd engagement against a Burma Army column that had trespassed on the...
July 20, 2012
| Narinjara
Dr. Tun Aung (a) Nur Haque, who is being held in Sittwe Prison after being arrested in Maungdaw was produced in the district court in Sittwe, the...
July 19, 2012
| IMNA
Although the government’s Ministry of Education (MOE) and chief of peace negotiator, Railway Minister U Aung Min, allowed Mon language to be taught...
July 19, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Both Wa and Mongla officials have expressed frustration over national IDs issued by the government two years ago to their people in the run-up to the...