A new bridge over the Hong-Tha-Yaw River is to be built connecting Hlaing Kweh and Mae Tha Yaw, in Kawkareik Township. Construction of the bridge started in the first week of January 2014.
The iron bridge will be 280 meters long and 7 meters wide, and it is estimated that it will take three years...
An aid worker has confirmed to Karen News that a fire broke out at Umpiem Mai Refugee Camp, Tak Province, today, burning 11 houses. A further 28 houses had their roofing removed to stop the fire from spreading.
The aid worker said no one was injured. “The fire happened to occur when there was a c...
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Democratic Voice of Burma,
12 Feb 2014 (9 years ago )
The Burmese government’s chief peace negotiator, Aung Min, suggested that women’s involvement in the ongoing peace process will be on the agenda during upcoming negotiations.
The minister, who spoke to DVB at an art exhibition in Rangoon last Saturday, said future meetings with ethnic armed groups,...