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May 25, 2012
| Mizzima
A major flap has developed among presidential advisers in Burma, who held a rare press conference on Thursday to explain an ‘Open Letter’ by...
May 25, 2012
| Narinjara
The spokesperson of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP) says his party is not allowed to use U Oattama’s Memorial Hall in Arakan State...
May 25, 2012
| Mizzima
The U.S. Human Rights Report 2011 included multiple sections on widespread human rights abuses in Burma, while acknowledging surprising progress in...
May 24, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Although Vice President # 1 Thihathura Tin Aung Myint Oo had tendered his resignation reportedly since 3 May, the government has yet to make any...
May 24, 2012
| Mizzima
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will arrive in Burma on Sunday for important bilateral talks on Monday with President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw...
May 24, 2012
| Mizzima
Burmese police arrested five NLD members in a protest against electrical power shortages in Pyi on Thursday. A senior official of the National League...
May 24, 2012
| Mizzima
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein will both attend the World Economic Forum on Asia in Bangkok starting Wednesday...
May 24, 2012
| Mizzima
About 1,500 tourists are arriving each day in Burma’s four international airports, an increase of about one-third in the past year.
May 24, 2012
| KIC
Karen National Union and Burma government representatives, in what is a historic first, attended a literature and culture training ceremony at Koh...
May 23, 2012
| KNG
A two-day concert held last week in the Hpakant jade mining area of Kachin state successfully raised funds for the Kachin relief effort, according to...
May 23, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Union level Peacemaking Work Committee (UPWC) – Restoration Council of Shan State / Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) (Unofficial version) Note The official...
May 23, 2012
| S.H.A.N
The National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) based in Mongla on the Sino-Burmese border, like its ally the United Wa State Army (UWSA), is known as a...
May 23, 2012
| KIC
The DKBA’s political wing, Klohtoobaw Karen Organization (KKO), has declared all areas in Myawaddy Township under their control as drug free zones.
May 23, 2012
| Mizzima
Burmese illegal migrants are being rounded up in central Thailand and transferred to Mae Sot to be deported, according to reports.
May 23, 2012
| Mizzima
Two rallies against chronic electricity shortages in Burma's commercial capital, Rangoon, ended peacefully on Tuesday, after residents gathered in...