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January 19, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Despite improved relations between the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ and Naypyitaw and the recent release of more than 300 political prisoners, 29...
January 19, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Shan State Army (SSA) South will stop collecting taxes and recruits from the ordinary people, said Lt Awng Hseuk, an officer from the Loi Hsarm Hsip...
January 19, 2012
| Mizzima
Chin State, the poorest state in Burma, may again be facing a food shortage with up to 100,000 people affected, says the Humanitarian Aid Relief...
January 19, 2012
| Mizzima
The All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF) on Tuesday agreed to have peace talks with the Burmese government, ABSDF Vice Chairman Myo Win said.
January 19, 2012
| Mizzima
While many humanitarian groups have called for more aid for Burmese refugees displaced by years of conflict, there is some optimism now that a series...
January 19, 2012
| Kaladan
Chittagong, Bangladesh: Bangladesh and Burma yesterday signed a new air services agreement (ASA), creating an opportunity to operate 7 passenger...
January 19, 2012
| Kaladan
Teknaf, Bangladesh: Six Rohingyas were arrested and pushed back to Burma by Border Guard Bangladesh officials (BGB) on January 17, a local from...
January 19, 2012
| Kaladan
Chittagong, Bangladesh: The Arakan Rohingua National Organization (ARNO), welcomes the January 16 ministerial statement by the British Foreign &...
January 18, 2012
| KNG
Representatives from the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and Burma's government met in the Chinese city of Ruili today, for the first day of a...
January 18, 2012
| Mizzima
It’s official – Aung San Suu Kyi has officially filed to run in the near-rural constituency of Kawhmu on the outskirts of Rangoon in the April 1 by-...
January 18, 2012
| KNG
Concerned by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Kachin and northern Shan state, a number of important Kachin organizations have issued a statement on...
January 18, 2012
| S.H.A.N
The latest meeting took place from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, 16 January 2012, at the Office of Shan State Government in Taunggyi, the capital city of Shan...
January 18, 2012
| S.H.A.N
Burma Army delegates at the 16 January meeting in Taunggyi had demanded the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ pull out its troops from Shan State East,...
January 18, 2012
| Mizzima
China has invested nearly US$ 14 billion in Burma, equal to 35 per cent of Burma's total foreign investments, according to government statistics...
January 18, 2012
| Mizzima
French, German and British tourist were the most frequent Western tourists in Burma last year. The largest number of tourists were from Thailand,...