Landmines: Myanmar’s Hidden Menace
By David Doyle, Mizzima | April 26, 2016 Two years ago, Kyar Yin was in the forest near his village collecting bamboo to sell when he stepped on a landmine. Alone and his left leg badly injured, the [...]
Lives on the Line – Book by Burma Link
Burma Link's book, Lives on the Line: Voices for Change from the Thailand-Burma Border, is available in English and Burmese (launched March 16, 2016). The book brings stories of Burma’s ethnic nationalities from diverse backgrounds to international audiences as [...]
Kachin State Fighting Between KIO and Myanmar Army Resumes
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 [...]
Burma Link Annual Report 2015
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 [...]
Burma Army Expansion, Abuses Along Kokang-China Border Creating Scores Of “Ghost Villages”
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, [...]
Suu Kyi Talks ‘Peace’ On Burmese New Year; Ethnic Leaders Respond
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 [...]
From Rhetoric to Action: How an NLD-Led Government Can Put Federalism into Practice
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 [...]
Arakan Army: Clashes with Govt Forces Threaten Peace Prospects
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 [...]
Burma Army Shoots Villagers, Killing 70-Year-Old Woman and Wounding 7-Year-Old Girl and Others
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 [...]
A New Burma Peace Process
By Roland Watson, Dictatorwatch | April 13, 2016 The National League for Democracy now has legitimate government power. Its agenda will soon turn to resolving the civil war that has plagued Burma for over sixty-five years. To accomplish this, [...]