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October 9, 2014
| Narinjara
At least four people were drowned in the Lay Myo River, Arakan State, when a motor boat capsized on Monday, said the local authorities.
October 9, 2014
| Narinjara
The Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has expressed serious concern over the ban on a local newspaper by the province government of Chin in western...
October 9, 2014
| KNG
A new report released by the Kachin Women's Association of Thailand (KWAT) says Burma's military is allowing pro-government militias operating in...
October 9, 2014
| Mizzima
Myanmar remains on the Tier 2 Watch List over continued concerns regarding human trafficking, according to a report discussed at a US-ASEAN seminar...
October 9, 2014
| Mizzima
The welfare of Myanmar migrants will be one of the issues on the agenda when Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha meets with his counterpart...
October 9, 2014
| Mizzima
The Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) is urging all stakeholders to focus on finding a just political settlement to the Kachin State...
October 9, 2014
| Mizzima
Amnesty International says the release of some 3,000 prisoners by Myanmar is essentially an empty political gesture as scores of peaceful activists...
October 9, 2014
| Mizzima
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province late October 7, killing at least one person and injuring dozens...
October 9, 2014
| Mizzima
Rescuers were on October 8 searching for an injured helicopter pilot in remote northern Myanmar after finding two other missing crew members alive,...
October 9, 2014
| Mizzima
The United States on October 7 called on Myanmar to release all remaining political prisoners, while welcoming reports that a large-scale amnesty was...
October 7, 2014
| Kalandan Press
Mohamed Farid, 35, a Rohingya from Kha Moung Zeik (Fakira Bazar) was tortured to death by the Burmese Border Guard police (BGP) at their headquarters...
October 7, 2014
| Mizzima
A number of Myanmar’s domestic airlines are putting the increased sales they say they are experiencing down to the introduction of online sales and e...
October 7, 2014
| Mizzima
U Than Tun, a member of Rakhine State’s Emergency Co-ordination Committee told Mizzima on October 6 that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s does not...
October 7, 2014
| Mizzima
One of the biggest problems the Myanmar government faces dealing with human trafficking is that victims are often too scared to tell anybody about...
October 7, 2014
| Mizzima
Although 11 State-run business organizations face losses, Myanmar’s economy is still growing, Dr Kan Zaw, Union Minister for National Planning and...