By Ronald Watson/ Dictator Watch | October 28, 2016 The annual meeting of the KNU Central Committee begins on October 31st, and lasts a week. Since this is also the year for the organization's Congress, held every four years, [...]
By Sai Aw/ Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | October 31, 2016 Some 100 representatives from civil society organizations, political parties and farmers across Shan State held a press conference today in state capital Taunggyi, demanding the current [...]
Mizzima | October 31, 2016 New satellite imagery shows evident fire-related destruction in at least three villages in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said today. The Myanmar government should urgently allow the United Nations to assist in [...]
Burma News International (BNI) | October 27, 2016 Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO)’s Information Officer Lt-Col Naw Bu warned that fighting might escalate in Kachin Independence Army (KIA) controlled areas in Kachin and northern Shan states following Burma Army reinforcements [...]
By Sai Aw / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | October 27, 2016 A villager was shot dead by a Burmese soldier in central Shan State’s Mong Hsu Township on Wednesday morning, according to a member of the [...]
Press Release by Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) | October 27, 2016 As the Rohingya of Burma face the worst human rights and humanitarian crisis in decades, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK calls on governments, ASEAN and the United Nations to act now to [...]
By Min Paing / Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA) | October 26, 2016 Over the course of minutes, troops from the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the Karen National Union (KNU) exchanged gunfire on Monday afternoon, October 24, in Yebyu [...]
By Carole Oudot and Matthieu Baudey / The Myanmar Times | October 27, 2016 As the first wave of Myanmar refugees is repatriated from Thai border camps this week, returning to a home some have not seen for decades, others in the [...]
The release of this documentary comes just after the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)’s first anniversary (October 15, 2016). It aims to inform a wide audience how the path towards a long lasting peace in Burma continues to be threatened [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | October 25, 2016 Burma’s President Office spokesperson has denied accusations of human rights violations being carried out by security forces in northern Arakan State, saying, “we haven’t done anything lawless.” His responses came [...]