Advocacy groups claim government’s mining decision derailing country’s democratic progress.
The Molo Women Mining Watch Network (MWMWN) and the Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) today strongly condemned the government of Burma’s decision to grant mining contracts inside Karenni State, an ongoing...
Representatives from both the government’s Union Peace-making Work Committee and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) told Mizzima on 21 October that peace talks between the two parties will resume on 3 November.
“Afterthe ethnic armed groups summit meeting in Laizaconcludes, KIO and governme...
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The Assam Tribune,
22 Oct 2013 (9 years ago )
The highway will help in smoother and faster movement of goods between these regions.
“We are presently working with the governments of Myanmar and Thailand to develop the trilateral highway which hopefully will be completed soon,” Sharma said here at a CII function.
The idea of the highway -...
Thailand is expected to sign a visa-exemption agreement with Myanmar next month during a visit by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a Myanmar Foreign Ministry official said.
'We will sign an agreement once the Thai government has approved it. I don't know exactly when we will be able to sign but ...
Myanmar's Union Parliament on Thursday called for nationwide efforts to achieve genuine peace in the country.
The parliament said in a special statement that it is making legislation to protect the rights of nationalities aimed at assisting the domestic peace making process.
It is also cooperating...
Myanmar and New South Wales of Commonwealth of Australia will cooperate in education under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) initiated in Yangon, state media reported Tuesday.
The MoU was signed between Yangon's Universities of Medicines-1 and 2 and University of Sydney and Sydney Medical Schoo...
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The New Light of Myanmar,
01 Nov 2013 (9 years ago )
Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Mikio Numata presented US$ 6.9 million cash donation to IDPs in Nay Pyi Taw on 22 March, 2013.
According to the aid program in cooperation with JICA, the funds provided by the Japanese government will help UNHCR provide reliefs to IDPs across the country includi...