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Internally displaced people in front of their temporary shelter near Lung Byeng village, Waimaw township in Kachin State. Photo: Hkun Lat/AFP
Concern voiced over blocking of visas for UN fact-finding team
Human Rights Watch has expressed concern over the Myanmar government refusing to grant visas to members of a United Nations ....
Not enough women in Myanmar have access to reliable family planning - Myanmar people get on and off from the ferry to cross the Yangon river at the Pansodan Jetty in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
UNFPA marks World Population Day as Myanmar struggles with access to family planning
The UNFPA is celebrating World Population Day on July 11 under the theme “Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations”.
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the unveiling of the Civil Service Reform Strategic Plan for Myanmar event on July 10 at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
Suu Kyi says no to civil servants pay rise
Although the government knows that the pay rate of the civil servants is lower than other workers from different fields, there is no solution to ...
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina addresses the General Debate of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 21 September 2016. Photo: Jason Szenes/EPA
Bangladeshi PM urges UNHCR to ask Myanmar into taking back Rohingya refugees
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...
Armed police conduct search operations at Warpait village in Maungdaw, located in Rakhine State, on October 14, 2016 as the government announced that terror groups were behind the series of attacks. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
Two terrorists shot by security forces in Rakhine State
Two terrorists have been shot dead by security forces with another one being caught as the forces returned fire in northern Rakhine state, ...
Civil Society and Media Project holds a introduction and orientation workshop for former political prisoners at the Sedona Hotel in Yangon on July 9, 2017. Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
Mizzima to host 5 former political prisoners under 6-month fellowship
Mizzima Media group will be taking in five former political prisoners for a six month fellowship programme at their main office in Yangon.
Cargo boats docked on the bank of the Ayeyarwady river in Mandalay, northern Myanmar. Photo: AFP
Myanmar to conduct inland ports consultation
As part of its plans to expand Myanmar's economy, the government will open consultations on Saturday with regional authorities to ...
Irrawaddy reporter Thein Zaw AKA Lawi Weng. Photo: Facebook
Myanmar urged to free journalists, amend controversial law
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about the increase in media freedom violations in Myanmar and, in particular, ...
Ms Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, talks to the media during a press conference after she presented her report to the 34th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 13 March 2017.  Photo: Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA
UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee visiting Myanmar soon
According to the State Counsellor office, United Nations Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee will shortly be coming to Myanmar for her sixth visit.
Working to improve road safety.​ Photo: Bosch Myanmar via Facebook
Bosch promotes artistic road safety message
Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, has launched a creative initiative titled ‘Beauty Beneath’ to underscore its ...

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