Tatmadaw, Northern Alliance Continue to Clash in 2017

Myanmar Times | January 5, 2017 Fighting has occurred in the north of the country every day since the New Year, with clashes occurring in half a dozen locations, including an attack on an army convoy and the use [...]

2020-05-30T23:38:46+07:00January 5th, 2017|News, Recommended|

DKBA Splinter Group Joins Northern Alliance

By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | January 3, 2017 A Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) splinter group led by Col. San Aung joined forces with the Northern Alliance in northern Shan State while seven of its soldiers surrendered [...]

2020-05-30T23:38:46+07:00January 5th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Youth Leaders ‘dissatisfied’ with Suu Kyi Meeting

Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | January 4, 2017 A New Year’s Day meeting with Burma’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi fell flat when several ethnic representatives chose not to attend, while others expressed dissatisfaction at the [...]

2020-05-30T23:38:47+07:00January 4th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Burmese Army Conducted Air Raids and Artillery Units Relentlessly Pounding KIA Positions

By Tsa Doi La / Kachinland News | December 28, 2016 Burmese army fighter jets carried out three separate bombing raids on KIA’s Lai Hpawng Post, Mai Saw Post and Sama Krung from 9:50 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. on [...]

2020-05-30T23:38:48+07:00January 4th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Shan Conflict Takes Toll on Displaced Civilians

By  Thu Thu Aung / Myanmar Times | January 4, 2017 In one northern Shan State township fresh waves of displacement are being driven by a looming threat of heavy artillery, while nearby, thousands of IDPs have returned home [...]

2020-05-30T23:38:49+07:00January 4th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Looting, Arbitrary Arrest, Torture, Forced Labour by Burma Army in Muse, Northern Shan State

Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | December 27, 2016 Looting, arbitrary arrest, torture, forced labour by Burma Army in Muse, northern Shan State Looting, damage of villagers’ houses by Burma Army ID 33 troops in Pang Hsai, northern Shan [...]

2020-05-30T23:38:50+07:00January 3rd, 2017|Featured Collection, Press Releases and Statements, Recommended|

Pessimism Rules as Commander-in-Chief Aired His Hard-Line Stance on Ethnic Armies

By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | January 2, 2017 This year  Aung San Suu Kyi’s close aide and trusted friend Htin Kyaw, whom she has installed as the President, took the responsibility to convey [...]

2020-05-30T23:38:51+07:00January 3rd, 2017|Articles, Recommended|

International Based Groups Denied Vote at KNU 16th Congress Elections – “Congress Election Outcome Critical to How KNU Progresses Its Peace Plans…”

Karen News | January 1, 2017 The Karen National Union 16th Congress vote, scheduled for March 2017, is looking like one of the most critical elections the KNU has held. Observers note that the outcome will decide which KNU [...]

2020-05-30T23:38:52+07:00January 3rd, 2017|News|

3,000 IDPs Sheltering in Hsipaw, Namtu

Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | December 22, 2016 At least 3,000 villagers who fled their homes in Shan State’s Kyaukme District to escape the fighting between Shan and Ta’ang militias are currently taking shelter in the towns of [...]

2020-05-30T23:38:53+07:00December 23rd, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|
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