Three days after Burma’s ethnic armed groups concluded a conference in a rebel-controlled area of Karen State, ethnic leaders met with the government’s chief negotiator, Minister Aung Min, on Wednesday.
At the meeting, held in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, the ethnic groups’ National Cea...
KNU Joint Secretary Padoh Saw Eh Nar stated that land measuring of the KNU 4th brigade region in Myeik/Dawei district will commence from the start of January to February, in order for the lands to be officially recognized by Myanmar government.
The lands that will be measured are the low land and...
The Karen National Union (KNU) Commanders’ Conference has decided on August 29, to keep their army under control and uphold ceasefire with the government during the peace reform period.
The mid-yearly conference was held at the KNU headquarter in Hlaing Bwae township, Karen state from August 26-2...
The 8th regular separate sessions of Myanmar parliament's two houses -- Lower and Upper as well as the two-house union parliament session will be all convened on Oct. 1, state radio and TV reported, quoting an announcement of the parliament.
The last 7th regular sessions of the parliament lasted ...
Speaker of Myanmar's union parliament U Shwe Mann stressed the need for more reform in the country in addition to political reform, official media reported Monday.
"Political reform is only not enough for democratization. Executive reform, economic reform and function reform must be made in synch...
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Democratic Voice of Burma,
10 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
The National Races Channel premiered on Sunday, becoming the first TV channel dedicated exclusively to Burma’s ethnic minorities which make up nearly 40 percent of the country’s 60 million people.
Broadcast from Naypyidaw by state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV), the new channel is curren...
Lower house MP U Nyan Win Swe from Kyauk Kyi Township informed Mizzima that he will submit a proposal to allocate special funds for landmine victims welfare.
“I will submit the proposal to the Bago Government Council through township administrators to allocate special funding for people disabled ...
