News
February 6, 2012
| Mizzima
The Burmese Election Commission on Monday formally approved Aung San Suu Kyi to run for a seat in Parliament in the April 1 by-election, a further...
February 6, 2012
| KIC
A report by the humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers (FBR) has accused the Burma Army of human rights abuses and armed mobilization in Karen State...
February 6, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Meeting Shan State Army (SSA) leader Yawdserk yesterday on the border of Chiangmai, President Thein Sein’s envoy U Aung Min announced his efforts...
February 6, 2012
| Khonumthung
Northern Chin State: Residents of Teddim Township, northern Chin State, oppose the opening of a Chin National Front (CNF) liaison office as part of...
February 4, 2012
| KNG
Several trucks belonging to a military convoy in Kachin state were severely damaged Friday following a series of road side bombs. The convoy was...
February 4, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Recent speech made by the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) General Secretary ex-major general Htay Oo will only serve as...
February 3, 2012
| Narinjara
Thandwe: Widespread use of poison is endangering the scarce lobster or giant prawn population on the coast of western Burma’s Arakan State, said a...
February 3, 2012
| Narinjara
The villagers from Palaypauk (Balipauk) Village in Minbya Township in Arakan State are in fear of arrest after being threatened by the army because...
February 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Establishing peace in ethnic areas will be the most difficult challenge looking ahead in Burmese politics, a high U.S. human rights official said on...
February 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Aung San Suu Kyi has postponed her second major campaign trip, this time to Mandalay, after officials said a football stadium would be closed “for...
February 3, 2012
| Mizzima
Burma owes more than US$ 11 billion in foreign debt in loans that were made prior to 1988, its finance minister told Parliament this week.
February 3, 2012
| Khonumthung
Government officials destroyed the homes of 17 Chin nationals in the village of Saikhumphai, Champhai District, Mizoram, northeast India, on January...
February 3, 2012
| Kaladan
Ukhiya, Bangladesh: Tropical diseases, including chicken pox, pneumonia, fever and measles, have recently spread among children inside unofficial...
February 2, 2012
| KIC
The Karen National Union President, Saw Tamla Baw, speaking on the 63rd Anniversary of Karen National Revolution remembered the sacrifice his people...
February 2, 2012
| Ja-Loon Htaw
A state level preliminary agreement was signed yesterday between the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the Burmese government who was represented by the...