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 [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | April 21, 2016 Burma Army expansion and ongoing abuses since last year in mountainous areas along the Kokang-China border is making it impossible for tens of thousands of Kokang refugees to return home, [...]
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 Zaw Kha / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | April 21, 2016 A Burmese army offensive against the Arakan Army has forced hundreds of villagers in northern Arakan State to flee their homes in the past week, according [...]
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 [...]
Kachinland News (KLN) | April 20, 2016 KIA troops withdrew from two frontline posts, Pause Post and Htoi Wa post under KIA’s 18th Battalion, after surprise attacks by Burmese Army on April 17-18. The two posts are located just [...]
By Moe Myint, The Irrawaddy | April 19, 2016 RANGOON – The Burma Army engaged in two ambush attacks against the Arakan Army (AA) during the country’s New Year water festival on April 16 in northern Arakan State, according [...]
By Kaka D. Iralu, Nagaland Post | April 20, 2016 In the context of a people and a country, the declaration of a people’s independence by the people themselves, is an act of honor and dignity. On the other hand, [...]
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 [...]