News
June 21, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Commenting on continued occurrences of hostilities between the Burma Army and the armed opposition movements that have reached ceasefire agreements...
June 21, 2012
| Narinjara
The president of Burma, U Thein Sein, is expected to arrive in Dhaka on a three-day state visit starting July 15 at the invitation of Prime Minister...
June 21, 2012
| Narinjara
Rathidaung: One person was killed and 9 are missing after terrorists attacked Kutaung Village in southern Rathedaung Township in Arakan State on...
June 21, 2012
| Mizzima
Western countries will make up the top investors in Burma after a new investment law is signed by the government, following the removal or suspension...
June 21, 2012
| Mizzima
Aung San Suu Kyi ‘s return to Oxford University on Wednesday to accept an honorary degree was also a return to her “old home and to a city full of...
June 20, 2012
| S.H.A.N
The Shan State Army (SSA), both northern and southern factions, say the Burma Army is still going ahead with its “area clearing” operations, despite...
June 20, 2012
| Mizzima
Aung San Suu Kyi had a private conversation with the Dalai Lama on Tuesday in London, in which he told her, “I have real admiration for your courage...
June 20, 2012
| Narinjara
Farmers are still unable to start plowing their fields despite that the cultivation season has already arrived in Arakan State, where the majority of...
June 20, 2012
| S.H.A.N
The Shan State Army (SSA) South and the United Wa State Army (UWSA) that has been laying a siege to the former’s Loi Gawwan base, between Burma’s...
June 20, 2012
| KNG
Two Burmese government soldiers surrendered to forces loyal to the Kachin Independence Organization on June 16, according to an official from the...
June 19, 2012
| Narinjara
31 Arakanese and Karen comrades who were living on assistance from the UNHCR after being imprisoned for more than ten years in India left for the...
June 19, 2012
| KNG
Tensions are building in Kachin State after government troops have blocked Stilwell Rd., also known as Ledo Rd., connecting Myitkyina with Danai, on...
June 19, 2012
| Mizzima
“A second wave of reforms” – largely financial and economic– are beginning in Burma, President Thein Sein said on Tuesday in a nationwide televised...
June 19, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma is ranked No. 18 in the “Failed State Index (FSI)” issued by the Fund for Peace on Monday, highlighting global political, economic and social...
June 19, 2012
| S.H.A.N
In an attempt to clear up the confusion surrounding the 4-day long siege of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) to its Loi Gawwan base, opposite...