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January 19, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
Chittagong, Bangladesh: Bangladesh and Burma yesterday signed a new air services agreement (ASA), creating an opportunity to operate 7 passenger...
January 19, 2012
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
Chittagong, Bangladesh: The Arakan Rohingua National Organization (ARNO), welcomes the January 16 ministerial statement by the British Foreign &...
January 18, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
French, German and British tourist were the most frequent Western tourists in Burma last year. The largest number of tourists were from Thailand,...

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