Parliament to vote on constitutional amendments
Parliament will vote next week on proposed amendments to the 2008 constitution, a long-awaited vote that has met fierce opposition and support on each sides. The proposed amendments were written by the Charter Amendment Committee, which recommended 1
Students arrested after protesting internet blackout
Police arrested students last Sunday during a protest against the ongoing internet blackout in conflict-riddled parts of Rakhine and Chin State. The students are facing charges of unlawful association after police broke up the Yangon protest against
Switzerland grants asylum to wife and children of rebel leader
The wife and two children of a rebel official in Rakhine State have been granted asylum in Switzerland. The family of Major General Tun Myat Naing of the Arakan Army had been living in Thailand as the separatist leader skirmished against the Myanmar
Ethnics prepare for peace conference amid rising tensions
Signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have added the freedom to draft their own charters to their list of goals for the upcoming Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong, a.k.a. the Panglong Conference. The next Panglong
Comedians sentenced for defamation
Three more members of Yangon’s Peacock Generation comedy troupe have been sentenced to prison time for defamation. The ruling brings the total number of convicted performers to seven since the troupe’s controversial street performance las
