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Farm girls plant paddy as they work in a field near Kawkareik Township of Kayin State, Myanmar, October 3, 2014. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Asia Highway link could push farmers off their land: NGO
The Karen Human Rights Group says a road planned by the Myanmar government with funding from the Asian Development Bank ...
Mr Vijay Nambiar, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Myanmar, observes peace talks between the Myanmar government’s peace delegation and the Kachin Independence Organization in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina on May 28, 2013. Photo: Mizzima
UN special adviser welcomes ceasefire agreement draft
The Special Adviser on Myanmar to the UN Secretary-General Mr Vijay Nambiar has welcomed the “milestone” agreement ...
Chin Human Rights Organization Executive Director Salai Bawi Lian answering media questions at the Summit Parkview Hotel in Yangon on March 25-26, 2015. Photo: CHRO
Conference promotes Myanmar’s multilingualism
The Chin Human Rights Organization has stressed that Myanmar should do all it can to retain its diversity of languages and ...
Much of Myanmar's upcountry infrastructure including roads is underdeveloped, as eeen here in Bagan. Photo: Mizzima
Myanmar welcomes AIIB investment
Myanmar is reported to welcome investment from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, according to CCTV in a report on March 30.
Myanmar joins Asia-Pacific maritime security conference
Myanmar is one of 19 guest countries attending an Asia-Pacific marine security conference in Yogyakarta, Indonesia this week, according to the...
Practical help for Kayin farm development project
PlaNet Finance, the lead implementing agency for the EU-funded project 'Supporting Financial Access via Cooperative Upgrading and ...
The Thanlwin or Salween close to the Myanmar-Thailand border. Photo: Adam Oswell/EPA
Honouring a river’s heritage
An historic two-day event was held March 27-28 to honour the natural and cultural heritage of the Thanlwin or Salween River and its people.
The flag of the European Union flies outside of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Photo: Patrick Seeger/EPA
Govt accuses EU of infringing on Myanmar’s sovereignty
The government has criticised a European Union resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 27, ...
Kokang fighters deny recruiting Chinese mercenaries
The Kokang fighters battling with Myanmar government troops in Shan State has denied reports it is recruiting Chinese nationals to serve as...
Dams pose serious challenges on a social, environmental and sustainable level in Myanmar. Ye Ywar Hydro Power Dam, Myanmar. Photo: UNTLAW/Panoramio
Fears over dam in Kayin State
Earlier this month a coalition of Karen environmental community based groups, the Karen River Watch, joined local villagers to protest the building...

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