Eighteen floating bungalows at the Inle Khaung Daing Village Resort on the west bank of Inle Lake were burnt down in a blaze caused by fireworks fired from a hot…
Day: December 18, 2013
Horse play
The equestrian competitions of the SEA Games include individual and team events in dressage, endurance and show jumping. The Burmese team won the silver medal in team dressage.
Shans seek to protest forced recruitments at KIA office
An ethnic Shan group in Kachin state is seeking permission to stage a protest in Myitkyina against the abduction and forced recruitment of Shan people by the Kachin Independence Army…
A Korean soap opera in Burmese football
“Prior to the match with Indonesia, I personally told him [Park] to treat the match as a final and to prepare as well as possible,” the MFF president said. “He…
US targets Burmese firms for North Korea arms deals
The United States Department of Treasury added three Burmese corporations and a military staff officer to the Specially Designated Nationals List on Monday for their involvement in the arms trade…
Constitution review meeting set for 7 January
The Burmese parliamentary Joint-Committee for Reviewing the Constitution (JCRC) said it will meet on 7 January to “process and discuss” the suggestions and proposals it has received regarding amending the…