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May 14, 2014
| KIC
Karen National Union delegates led by its vice chairperson Padoh Naw Zipporah Sein met with Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the current peace process at...
May 14, 2014
| KIC
The signing of a January 2012 preliminary ceasefire between Burma’s government and the Karen National Union has brought its own challenges with “new...
May 14, 2014
| Mizzima
A urban transport plan for greater Yangon will need to be funded from a variety of sources, including the government, international loans and private...
May 13, 2014
| Mizzima
Almost all of the international non-government organisations that suspended operations in Rakhine after rioting there in late March have returned,...
May 13, 2014
| Mizzima
Vice President U Nyan Tun defended land seizures by the former military government in comments at a ceremony at Kyaunggone Township in Ayeyarwady...
May 13, 2014
| Mizzima
In an encouraging example of pragmatism and inter-communal cooperation in Rakhine State, Buddhist and Muslim businesspeople have agreed to work...
May 12, 2014
| KIC
A Karen National Union (KNU) official told a visiting Japanese parliamentarian that it’s crucial for KNU officials to be consulted and involved when...
May 12, 2014
| KNG
On Thursday 09 May, troops from Burma's military faced off against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kyauk Pya, located on the Bhamo-Namhkam road...
May 10, 2014
| Mizzima
About 20 military intelligence, police and other officials raided the Kyaington liaison office of the Restoration Council of Shan Statethis week but...
May 10, 2014
| Mizzima
A 17-year-old boy who was killed by a train after falling asleep on railway tracks at Pyay on May 7 had been sniffing glue, a Railway Police officer...
May 10, 2014
| IMNA
Min Lyon – The British Ambassador to Burma, Andrew Patrick and his delegation met with representatives of the New Mon State Party (NMSP) the Mon...
May 10, 2014
| S.H.A.N
CHIANG MAI-May 9. Burma police have charged Sai Aik Keng, head of the Namlinmai village sub-office of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy in...
May 9, 2014
| Mizzima
Census information is yet to be collected in Rakhine State on about 900,000 people who describe themselves as Rohingya despite a decision to extend...
May 9, 2014
| Mizzima
An absence of peace in Myanmar was among the reasons why it was not one of the most politically powerful nations in the region, European Union...
May 9, 2014
| S.H.A.N
Shan State Progress Party (SSPP/SSA) have fought more than 200 battles with the Burmese Army since signing a state-level ceasefire with the Burmese...