U San Lin, leader of the Dhammazedi Bell Salvage Team, announced in a recent press release that the team has succeeded in finding the Great Dhammazedi Bell, but the bell has not actually been found, says U Than Nyunt, leader of the Dhammazedi Bell Salvage Team’s diving team.
Read More »Insufficient Budget for Chaungzone Township’s Electric Project, says Electricity Minister
Chaungzone Township’s government-supplied electricity project is underway, but it does not have a sufficient budget, according to Mon State’s
Read More »Mon State Gov’t does not allow survey for coal-fired power plant
The Mon State Government will not allow the Toyo-Thai Corporation to conduct a feasibility survey for the construction of its coal-fired power plant, according to the Mon State Government’s recent announcement.
Read More »Ethnic Political Parties Welcome Cancelation of By-Elections
Burma’s ethnic political parties welcome the Union Election Commission’s (UEC) decision to cancel national by-elections, which were originally planned to take place later this year.
Read More »UNFC expects KNU to return
The Karen National Union (KNU) has temporarily suspended its participation with the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), an
Read More »Salween Ecosystem and Resource Workshop held in Moulmein Capital
A three-day workshop was held along the Salween (Thanlwin) River in which reports and monographs were read, and discussion was held regarding negative effects from dam construction along the river. The workshop took place September 2-4th at Moulmein (Mawlamyine) University, in the Moulmein capital of Mon State. More than 230 …
Read More »KNU Temporarily Resigns from UNFC
The Karen National Union (KNU) has temporarily resigned from the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), citing disagreement with the coalition’s constitution. The KNU decided to
Read More »Mon Political Parties will not participate in Upcoming By-Elections
Neither the Mon National Party (MNP) nor the All Mon Regions Democracy Party (AMDP) will compete in the forthcoming 2014 by-elections, according to Mon political party leaders.
Read More »Chinese Businessmen Purchase Land in Ye Township
Chinese businessmen have bought several acres of land in Ye Township, Mon State, in order to construct a stone production factory to produce stones for paving roads, but the Mon State
Read More »Women Outnumber Men in Preliminary Census Results
Preliminary census results released by the Ministry of Immigration and Population (MIP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPC)
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