Announcement by the Worldwide Impact Now (WIN) | May 23, 2016 New deadline for submissions is midnight 7 September 2016 Burma Truth on-line festival and competition was established for the purpose of giving “visual voice” to the ethnic minorities [...]
By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | May 25, 2016 The charred remains of at least three bodies were found in the northern Shan State village of Woe Long in Kyaukme Township after a battle took place there [...]
By Roland Watson, Dictator Watch | May 24, 2016 There have been a number of significant events in Burma in the last two weeks. However, it is difficult to discern how they might come together - what their overall [...]
By Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | May 20, 2016 OVERVIEW Once one of the strongest regions in Burma for the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the area around KNLA 7th Brigade now stands as one of the most divided. [...]
By Saw Yan Naing & Kyaw Kha, The Irrawaddy | May 20, 2016 RANGOON — While State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi beats the drum for a “21st Century Panglong Conference” to resolve decades-long ethnic conflict in Burma’s border regions, [...]
Opinon article by Sai Wansai, Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | May 19, 2016 Burma Army is sending a clear message of “ethnic resistance forces annihilation stance aimed at derailing the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi desired Panglong-like convention [...]
By Nang Mya Nadi, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | May 19, 2016 Burmese government troops fighting ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State have been accused of abducting and torturing local villagers suspected of being rebel fighters. The district [...]
Kachinland News | May 18, 2016 Burmese army’s fighter jets and helicopters pounded KIA’s 27th Battalion positions for two consecutive days. Two attack helicopters fired rockets today on a KIA position at Bum Chyang in Mansi Township at around [...]
By Burma News International (BNI) | May 16, 2016 The Burma Army helped by Border Guard Force troops (BGF) fought with a Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA)’s splinter group for over two hours in Pyar Pin Village, Kawkareik Township, [...]
By Nan Way Phyo Zar, Karen News | May 17, 2016 Villagers in Karen State are upset tunnels dug on their land for international and local telecommunication companies was done without permission. Naung Ka Myaing villagers in Hpa-an township, Karen [...]