News
April 5, 2012
| S.H.A.N
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) delegation is scheduled to meet Naypyitaw’s Peace Negotiating Team led by U Aung Thaung sometime after the Water...
April 5, 2012
| Narinjara
The Rakhine Women’s Union, or RWU, based in Bangladesh, staged a demonstration against the Shwe Gas Project in front of the Chinese embassy in Dhaka...
April 5, 2012
| Narinjara
The leading Arakanese political party, the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party, has decided to continue their opposition to the regional...
April 5, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma's political reforms have drawn international attention and sparked a boom in its still fledging tourism industry.
April 5, 2012
| Mizzima
The United States is easing some sanctions against Burma, following Sunday's by-elections in which pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political...
April 4, 2012
| KNG
Environmental activists concerned that the controversial Myitsone dam project was never in fact halted say that a recently leaked document proves...
April 4, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Many are quick to point fingers at possible drug link to 24 March bomb explosions that injured at least 2-5 and might have killed a 10 year old boy,...
April 4, 2012
| Mizzima
The final, official by-election results announced by the Burmese Union Election Commission on Tuesday gave the National League for Democracy Party (...
April 4, 2012
| Narinjara
Two major Arakanese parties – the RNDP and ALD – have heartily welcomed the landmark victory of the NLD in the by-election that was held on 1 April,...
April 4, 2012
| IMNA
A campaign staffer for the National League for Democracy (NLD) confirmed the party’s victory over the All Mon Regions Democracy Party (AMDP) in the...
April 4, 2012
| Kaladan
Maungdaw, Arakan State: Bridge security personnel have been collecting atoll fromRohingyas using the bridge since it opened to the public six months...
April 4, 2012
| Kaladan
Chittagong, Bangladesh: Col. Md Bashirul Islam, Chittagong Sector Commander of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), accused Burma of running yaba factories...
April 3, 2012
| KIC
Villagers in southern Burma claim a local influential Karen and representatives of the Italian-Thai Development Company (ITD) want money of villagers...
April 3, 2012
| Mizzima
The Burmese Union Election Commission (UEC) announced on state TV on Monday the names of 40 MPs-elect in the April 1 by-elections. Results for five...
April 3, 2012
| KNG
Four Burma army soldiers were killed on Sunday following heavy fighting in northern Shan State's Mongkoe Township, as government forces continued an...