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The Bilu Kyun Bridge controversy
Outrage and protests… Construction of the 59.8 billion kyats bridge began in February 2015, and the bridge was officially opened on 9 May 2017. It spans the mouth of the Salween River and joins the Mon...
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Escaping Yangon to visit mesmerizing Kyaiktiyo
The golden light… Our journey began in the early morning at Yangon Central Railway Station, the downtown terminus for railway lines from all across the country. An Upper Class ticket from Yangon to...
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NMSP, KNU and Tanintharyi Region Gov’t to meet to solve territory dispute
The New Mon… NMSP’s Dawei-District releasedstatement (copy) The meeting will be held at the Tanintharyi Region Government Office in Dawei City on January 25, and officials from district levels of the...
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Our River… Our Life…
Plans by the… The Salween River is one of Asia’s great rivers that brings life to the people who live along its banks. The Salween River, known as the Nu in China and the Thanlwin in Burma, stretches...
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THE FOUNDING OF THE UNION OF BURMA THROUGH THE HILL PEOPLES EFFORTS
Khun Kya Bu… I had initially wanted to translate the wholo work, but after re-reading it. I realized that it would be Khun Kya Nu an enormous task, not least because of my deficiency both in English...
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Keeping a Chin tradition alive by bringing it online
Twenty-eight-year-old Cing Zeel… “I hadn’t seen anyone try do it,” she told Mizzima Weekly. Rosy explained that selling via Facebook is more practical than setting up a dedicated website, as slow...
View ArticleChin politicians interviewed on the future of their state
Salai Kyaw Moe… Salai Pi Pi - Chin League for Democracy (CLD) If the government cordially transfers power since the NLD has won, Burma’s economy will rise three times what is now because western...
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Interim committee formed for Chin parties cooperation
Salai Kyaw Moe… “This meeting was the fourth meeting of the Chin family political parties. This [interim] committee has been organized with the aim to review the results of the 2015 Multi-party...
View ArticleElection commission to reexamine allegations against Zahkung Ting Ying
Thuta Linn —… U San Wai Khaung Lwan, who ran for the Kachin State Parliament in Hsawlaw Township, said he submitted the report to the UEC on behalf of all the NLD candidates that were precented from...
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Chin League for Democracy seeks to join ethnic alliance
Salai Kyaw Moe… “We applied to the UNA because the UNA’s policy is the same as our policy. The policy on having a state for the Burmese and working together as a union are the same. In forming an...
View ArticleChin State had highest voter turn out in the country
Salai Kyaw Moe… Chin State had 273,673 eligible voters in the 2015 Election and 79.29 percent of these voters voted in the election. The District Commission Officer said the ratio of valid votes in...
View ArticleANP vows to handle Ko Tao case diplomatically
San Maung Than… “The ANP will negotiate within our party in order to use diplomatic methods for the release of these two Burmese citizens. The Burmese government also needs to use required diplomatic...
View ArticleChin Progressive Party Questions Koh Tao verdict
The Chin Progressive… “Regarding Thailand’s Koh Samui Provincial Court, they had to give the ruling based on how the case was built. We have seen a lot of national issues involved with the ruling....
View ArticleNLD to compile land grabbing list for Karenni State
Htoe Myar —… “The instruction has been issued for all states and regions. [The NLD] has already told [its members] from respective states and regions to submit the list if it has been collected in...
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NLD elect MPs take exam as part of training course
Salai Kyaw Moe… “We don’t know what questions will be asked, but we have to search for the answers on our own within the given time. We were told to search [for the answers] in the books. If we have...
View ArticleNLD yet to do trash pickup in 3 Chin Townships
Salai Kyaw Moe… Elected MPs from the NLD have carried out trash cleanup activities across the country including in Chin state's Hakha, Matupi, Falam, and Kanpetlet townships. Starting from December 12,...
View ArticleInterview with expert on political situation in post election Kachin State
Thuta Linn —… Q: As voting was cancelled in many areas in Kachin State during the recent election, how would you sum up the Kachin State election situation? A: We need to wait and see whether the...
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Karen civil society group vows to work for the common good
Sa Eh Sue… The head of the Karen Affairs Committee, Saw Kyar Swar, who also serves as a KSCN member told the BNI Election Newsroom that in Karen State there had been lack of cooperation and mutual...
View ArticleEthnic parties in Kachin state want by-elections soon
By Thuta Linn… His party failed to win any seats in the recent election but the KDP could win seats in the by -elections which be held to replace MPs who resign from office after they become cabinet...
View ArticleSNLD leader wants NLD to give consideration to human rights of those affected...
Mya Wun Yan… “We have suffered a lot. We have faced many difficulties. Now, we want the winning party to give special consideration to eradicate human rights violations and carry out regional...
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