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Burma’s war in Kachin State continues as bilateral talks unproductive
Myitkyina :: Myanmar | over 1 year ago
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Kachin State Government briefed on peace and stability of the state at Town Hall of Myitkyina on Sunday (28 August), according to the government-owned New Light of Myanmar newspaper. Kachin State Chief Minister La John Ngan Hsai addressed the
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Searching for Gems Among the Rubble
Mogok :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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Known locally as Boyne people, manual gem foragers only hunt for cheap low quality gems. Naw Aye Hla says that for the last year it has been difficult to find cheap jade in Mogok, which is located in the Pyin Oo Lwin District of the Mandalay Region
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The River With a Damned Future
Myitkyina :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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Myitsone, the confluence of Maykha and Malikha rivers around 46 km north of Myitkyina, is very important not only to the Kachin people, who consider it the birthplace of their culture, but also for the whole of Burma. It is the source of the
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Rough seas, high waves likely in Burmese delta and Coco Islands
Yangon :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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Meteorologist Dr Tun Lwin has warned fishermen and boat travelers of the likelihood of rough seas and 10-foot high waves along the Irrawaddy delta and the Coco Islands in Burma within the next three days starting Monday.He said a sea surge and high
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The Nation (Thailand): Two injured as Burmese, Karenni troops clash
Kanchanaburi :: Thailand | almost 2 years ago
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A clash broke out between Burmese troops and Karenni soldiers in Burma's Phayatongsu town yesterday afternoon, injuring two people, including a 33-year-old Thai merchant. A key market in the Burmese town, which is close to Kanchanaburi, was also set
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Still No Compensation For Storm Victims
Pyinmana :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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Three months after a storm reeked havoc on fishermen off the Irrawaddy delta coast killing thousands, survivors and victims' families have struggled to receive any compensation or outstanding wages, according to their legal representatives.In mid-
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Myanmar bans pigs from Yangon as infection spreads
Mandalay :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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Authorities in Myanmar are making an endeavour to prevent a pigs related blue ear disease from spreading to various regions of the country. For this, the authorities have banned pigs bred in Bago region from entering Yangon region for sale as part of
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Chinese film festival to be launched in Myanmar major cities
Yangon :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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A Chinese film festival will be launched in both Myanmar's new capital of Nay Pyi Taw and the former capital of Yangon next month under the culture exchange program of Myanmar and China, according to the Culture Counselor of the Chinese Embassy Gao
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Myanmar woos aid groups, but wariness remains
Yangon :: Myanmar | 2 years ago
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Myanmar (AFP) A tattered UN tarpaulin makes a shady awning for one of the huts dotting the emerald rice paddies of Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta, a reminder of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis three years ago. "We rebuilt everything ourselves --
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145 criminal cases reported in Myanmar Yangon during water festival
Yangon :: Myanmar | 2 years ago
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A total of 145 criminal case were exposed in Myanmar's Yangon region during the just-ended four-day Myanmar water festival in the weekend, nabbing illegal sale of liquor with 78 cases five times more than last year, local media reported Thursday.Two
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