By S'Phan Shaung/Karen News | May 2, 2016 Refugees responded to a senior Tak Province official speaking about the repatriation of the more than 100,000 refugees from Burma living in camps along the Thai-Burmese border by claiming that withdrawal of [...]
By KIC/BNI | April 27, 2016 Tensions are high after armed Burma Army troops breached the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) by entering the Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO) headquarters territory of Oo Kray Kee Village in Waw Lay Sub-Township, [...]
By Lawi Leng / The Irrawaddy | April 28, 2016 After days of traveling from Karen State, Col. Saw San Aung and dozens of troops arrived in Arakan State last week to help the Arakan Army (AA) fight the [...]
Burma Partnership | April 26, 2016 The Burma Army is stepping up on its promise to “eliminate” the Arakan Army (AA) with an increase in the number and ferocity of military attacks in northern Arakan State. As ever, it [...]
Burma Link's book, Lives on the Line: Voices for Change from the Thailand-Burma Border, is available in English and Burmese (launched March 16, 2016). The book brings stories of Burma’s ethnic nationalities from diverse backgrounds to international audiences as [...]
By BNI/Mizzima | April 26, 2016 The past few weeks have seen a resumption of fighting in Kachin State between government forces and troops from the Kachin Independence Army's (KIA). The latest wave of fighting began when the Myanmar [...]
Click on the image to download full report (PDF) Summary Burma Link is a growing non-profit organisation that was set up in August 2012 to address vital unmet needs affecting Burma’s ethnic nationalities [...]
By Kyaw Kha, The Irrawaddy, April 20, 2016 Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Burma, highlighted internal peace and constitutional change in her speech to the people on the Burmese New Year. In reference to the 2015 [...]
By Salai Ceu Bik Thawng, Chin National Democratic Party (CNDP) | April 17, 2016 When President U Htin Kyaw in his inaugural speech to the nation talked about the NLD-led government's commitment to federalism, almost everyone had welcomed it. But for [...]
Free Burma Ranger (FBR) | April 9, 2016 OVERVIEW On 30 March 2016, Burma Army soldiers attacked Pang Hka Village. The villagers fled in all directions and Ma Kaw, a 70-year-old woman, was shot in the stomach as she tried [...]