Federal aid officials have not shown adequate monitoring of cyclone relief efforts in Myanmar, according to a recent audit ordered by Congress - oversight deemed necessary to ensure aid monies are …

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Open Letter (Unofficial Translation) 1) U Thein Sein, President, Union of Myanmar 2) Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) 3) Karen National Union (KNU) 4) New Mon …

Burmese Labor Minister Aung Kyi urged pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to legally register her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), when they met on Monday for the first talks …

Burma Vice-President Sai Mauk Kham, an ethnic Shan, lacks the influence to halt human rights abuses by government troops in ethnic areas, according to observers in his home …

New Delhi (Mizzima) - A one-week series of political science classes for members of the Burmese National League for Democracy (NLD) were successfully completed on Thursday. The classes were …

Rangoon (Mizzima) - Compensation negotiations between the owner of the Lin Htet wool factory and workers who demanded more severance pay were successful on Thursday, according to MP U Kyaw of …

People in eastern Shan State are still fighting to recover from the devastation of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked the region in March. And while the majority struggle to survive, several …

In this photo taken on July 26, 2011, motorists negotiate a portion of a highway following a landslide brought about by heavy rains from the slow-moving storm Nock-ten (local name Juaning) in …

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday made her first open entreaty, urging Burmese government troops and ethnic armed groups to stop fighting as soon …

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - A government reinforcement convoy to be deployed against the besieged Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP) headquarters at Wan Hai was ambushed by Shan State Army (South) …