Seven years ago, a small group of refugees arrived in the Western Australian town of Katanning to start what has become a story of success for the displaced Karen people of Myanmar. The seven men and one woman had managed to migrate to Australia from refugee camps in Thailand, after fleeing perse...

Myanmar ethnic leaders are planning to gather again at their summit to have further discussions on a second draft single text document before a next formal meeting between negotiators of the government and the ethnic armed groups, state media reported Wednesday. Quoting Secretary-General of the K...

MAWLAMYINE, Mon State—Women from Mon State calling for their rights and needs in peace and development will soon have their concerns developed into an action plan, Myanmar’s Minister of Pa-O Ethnic Affairs Daw San Wint Khine said. Mon State has seen an increasing number of rape cases against mino...

The Ministry of Defence has returned to its original owners more than 2000 hectares farmland in Mandalay’s Thabeikkyin and Pyi Oo Lwin townships that the military and the government seized after 1988. Up to 445 hectares out of more than 1052 hectares of farmland seized by units under the Ministry...