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October 2, 2014
Legitimacy is the key challenge for the Burma Army or Tatmadaw, even after 50 years of absolute rule. It no doubt has the coercive power to continue...
October 2, 2014
The government army has reinforced its troops stationed in and around Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State after fighting eruptedbetween the Democratic...
October 2, 2014
At a recent meeting held with civil society organizations (CSOs), the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) saidthat its current peace talks...
October 2, 2014
Myanmar’s Ministry of Information is going ahead with its plan to sue the Eleven Media Group over stories alleging impropriety of government...
October 2, 2014
Licences to operate in Myanmar have been issued to nine foreign banks, the Central Bank of Myanmar announced on October 1.
October 2, 2014
Union Minister for Education Dr Khin San Yee said that her education ministry will spend K110 billion (US$110 million) for 12 projects under the “...
October 2, 2014
U Aung Zaw, founder and editor-in-chief of The Irrawaddy will receive a 2014 International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect...
October 2, 2014
A migrant rights activist has warned Myanmar migrants in Thailand may fall foul of new registration procedures that could force them to leave the...
October 2, 2014
President U Thein Sein used his monthly radio address on October 1 to call for political forces to abandon partisanship at what he called “a critical...
October 1, 2014
Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin has called for more international aid for Rakhine State in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in...
October 1, 2014
President Barack Obama has decided to keep Myanmar on the list of nations that are subject to US sanctions over its use of child soldiers.
October 1, 2014
Parliament’s ‘Farmers Affairs Committee’ must include members that truly understand the challenges faced by the agricultural sector as an increase in...
October 1, 2014
By 2030, nearly 100 million tons of goods will be transported across Myanmar’s internal road, river and shipping networks, up from about 25 million...
October 1, 2014
Myanmar and foreign companies wanting to enter the insurance market will need to be patient, says Deputy Finance Minister Dr Maung Maung Thein.
October 1, 2014
Taunggyi in Shan State held their first Inter-Faith Peace Youth Forum, organised by the Friendship Social Development Society and held on September...

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