Last weekend some 20,000 people took part in a protest over the naming of a bridge crossing the Thanlwin River connecting Mawlamyine and Chaungzon in Mon State, Myanmar. The march was by far the ...

Despite the fact that armed conflict between Myanmar's government and the New Mon State Party ended 18 years ago and that Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, also know as the Golden Rock, has long been a popular place ...

The government of Mon State has demanded that energy giant Toyo-Thai Corporation Plc produce a long overdue feasibility study. The Mon state government calls for Toyo-Thai Corporation Plc to produce a ...

Farmers say since 2011 authorities have allowed companies to rapidly expand extraction of rock stone to make gravel, while paying little attention to its environmental impact PAUNG TOWNSHIP, Mon state ...

The military is bent on ensuring that its own narratives will dominate in the run up to its planned "election" in December and January. Heavy attacks by Myanmar’s military are threatening civilian ...

YANGON: A house caught fire in Sitkeikone Ward, Mawlamyine, on the afternoon of September 4, according to residents. The fire reportedly started at around 4:40 p.m. in a house located on the main road ...