by Kyaw Kha / The Irrawaddy | December 6, 2016 There have been concerns about the prospects for peace in Burma since the Northern Alliance, comprised of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National [...]
by Tsa Doi La / Kachinland News (KLN) | December 6, 2016 On December 5 morning, Burmese soldiers torched civilians’ homes in the town of Mongkoe, controlled by KIA’s 36th Battalion under 6th Brigade. Sources from Hpau Jung Pa [...]
By Thu Thu Aung / Myanmar Times | December 6, 2016 The Tatmadaw has wrested control of a key strategic post in northern Shan State’s Mong Koe town after launching mortar and air strikes that activists say claimed the lives of four civilians [...]
by Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | December 5, 2016 A coalition of ethnic militias based in northern Shan State has called on Burma’s government forces to halt offensives on its positions and withdraw their troops from [...]
Kachinland News (KLN) | December 4, 2016 A Burmese fighter jet was down today at Namsu village near Mongkoe city at around 2:30 pm. It was not immediately known whether the fighter jet was shot down or it was [...]
Press Release by Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) | December 4, 2016 Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) is strongly opposed to the government’s pretension and lack of honesty, and rejects the 13-member investigation commission formed on 1 December, inter [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | December 2, 2016 Scheduled peace talks fell apart on Thursday, and conflict continued between four ethnic armed groups and the Burma Army in northern Shan State, according to ethnic armed group leaders. Representatives [...]
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | December 1, 2016 Between 50 and 60 civilians who were detained by Burmese government forces while en route to a wedding in northern Shan State are now being used as human shields at [...]
By Min Thu Tha / Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA) | November 30, 2016 The Northern Alliance, a coalition of ethnic armed groups, has launched offensive attacks against the Tatmadaw [Burma Army] in northern Shan State, according to Nai Hongsar, Vice-chairman [...]
Press release by Progressive Voice (PV) | December 1, 2016 The National League for Democracy-led Government must amend problematic labor legislation and enact policies that offer greater protection and promotion of the rights of workers, particularly in the garment industry, [...]