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VISA ON ARRIVAL: A discrimination act for former Myanmar citizens?

Tourists from six countries, Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Russia, can now enter Myanmar with no requirement for pre-arranged approval. Accordingly, tourists can make...

Nam Ma Locals Take a Stand Against Dam Company Officials

Locals refused to meet officials on Thursday from a company set to build a hydropower dam on the Nam Ma River in Hsipaw, northern...

Woman Killed in Another Kyaukme Tea Farm Landmine Accident

A landmine explosion on a tea farm killed a woman and injured her husband this week in Kyaukme Township.  The couple—Nang Nguen and Sai Thein—accidentally...

NATION-BUILDING DEBACLE: Failure of Burmanization through institutionalized assimilation

When the three Karen activists Naw Ohn Hla, Saw Elbert Cho and Sa Thein Zaw Min were released, due to the fact that they...

Locals Report Illegal Metal Mining in Danu Self-Administered Zone

Illegal mining for metals in the Danu Self-Administered Zone in southern Shan State has angered locals, who are demanding that the activities halt and...

Six Dead, 3 Million Yaba Pills Seized in Wa Drug Bust

Six people are dead and one has been taken into the custody of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) after a second shootout in...

CHILD SOLDIERS: Will government ratification of UN treaty end child soldiering?

As the civil war raged on in northern Shan and Rakhine or Arakan States, with no end in sight and ongoing bilateral ceasefire between...

Wa Army Announces Nearly 2 Million Yaba Pills Seized in Fatal Drug Bust

Two people are dead and eight were arrested by Wa forces following a shootout between United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers and alleged drug...

Thai, Burmese Companies Begin Controversial Mong Kok Coal Mining Project

Thai and Burmese companies have begun exploratory digging in preparation to jointly operate a coal mine in the Mong Kok area of eastern Shan...

Police Officers Remain in Armed Group Custody in Northern Shan State

Four police officers reportedly remain in the custody of an as-yet unconfirmed armed group in Tarmohnye sub-township of northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township.  The officers,...

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