LFM News Service 4-26-19

US Christians numbers 'decline sharply', poll finds The number of Americans who identify as Christian has fallen nearly eight percentage points in only seven years, according to a new survey.  Read More Battle Creek to explore sister...

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LFM News Service 4-19-19

Myanmar’s First Christian Missionary Dies at Sea Adoniram Judson, the American missionary who first promoted Christianity in Myanmar, died 169 years ago. Affectionately known as Saya Judson, he is remembered as Myanmar’s most significant...

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LFM News Service 4-12-19

KNU to meet with Tatmadaw, govt on restarting peace talks https://www.mmtimes.com/news/knu-meet-tatmadaw-govt-restarting-peace-talks.htmlThe Karen National Union (KNU) will meet with the government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Centre...

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LFM News Service 4-5-19

ADB Forecasts Myanmar's Economy to Resume Growth This Year The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects Myanmar’s economy to resume growth this year and continue to expand in the next thanks to more foreign investment and a positive...

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LFM News Service 3-29-19

Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to rule on journalists' appeal Myanmar's Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to rule on an appeal filed by lawyers for two Reuters journalists sentenced to seven years in prison for their reporting on Myanmar's...

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LFM News Service 3-22-19

Naypyidaw, peace talks. The most hostile rebels are also invited They will take place this week and are the result of a series of informal meetings. The government asked each of the eight organizations to form a delegation. Groups opposed to the...

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LFM News Service 3-15-19

International School Yangon to open Nay Pyi Taw campus The International School Yangon will open its new campus in Nay Pyi Taw in September, said Gregory Hedger, the school’s director. “The school is going to be in Nay Pyi Taw because...

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LFM News Service 3-8-19

Groups Say INGO Threatens to Inflame Religious Tensions in Meiktila Residents of Mandalay Region’s Meiktila have signed a petition protesting against international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), saying their actions threaten to...

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LFM News Service 3-1-19

People Say Myanmar’s Constitution Can’t Be Changed.  They’re Wrong. Aung San Suu Kyi has more power over the military than you think.  Read More Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi drops off U.N. agenda in Geneva next week Myanmar...

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