KachinLand News, August 24, 2013 Drug use has been increasing among local youth in Kachin and northern Shan State. Poppy cultivation and drug use among locals are more prevalent in areas close to Burmese army bases as government troops [...]
Nang Mya Nadi / Democratic Voice of Burma, August 22, 2013 The New Mon State Party (NMSP) says armed revolution will continue until self-determination is achieved. Speaking on the occasion of the 66th Mon Revolution Day on Wednesday, Maj [...]
August 12, 2013 Dear Karen Nationals, Patriotic Comrades in Resistance, Today is the 63rd Anniversary of Karen people Martyrs’ Day. This date has been designated as Karen people Martyrs’ Day, for commemorating President Saw Ba U Gyi, together with [...]
Saw Eh Na / Karen News, August 20, 2013 A move by the Burmese government to send teachers to Karen National Union controlled areas has created tensions with villagers. Saw Mu Htee, from the Karen Teacher Working Group (KTWG) [...]
Burma Partnership, August 19, 2013 As President Thein Sein once again claimed success in the peace process, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma, Tomás Ojea Quintana, was denied permission to visit the [...]
Burma Campaign UK, August 12, 2013 26 ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESS STRONG CONCERN ABOUT SERIOUS INFORMATIONAL GAPS IN REPORTS FROM U.S. COMPANIES INVESTING IN BURMA (Washington, D.C.) — Today, August 12, 2013, twenty-six organizations submitted a detailed letter [...]
This video tells the story of U Soe Myint, a Karen refugee on the Thailand-Burma border, who fled Burma over 30 years ago and plans to never return. Recent reforms in Burma have, however, spurred talks of repatriation of [...]
United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), August 2, 2013 1. Under the aegis of the UNFC, an Ethnic Nationality Conference was held from July 29 to 31 at a certain place in the liberated area. 2. There [...]
The failure of the pro-democracy movement Roland Watson / Dictator Watch, August 3, 2013 View as PDF I’ll begin with an obituary. The Burma pro-democracy movement is dead. Of course, some people might disagree. Instead, they might say that [...]
Shan Community Organizations, August 9, 2013 Shan community groups are concerned at signs that Burmese authorities are preparing to repatriate Shan refugees from a camp in northern Thailand, even though there is no guarantee for their safety. Last month, [...]