April 2016
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 [...]
ANP, ALP Urge End to Hostilities in Arakan
DVB | April 26, 2016 Lawmakers from the Arakan National Party (ANP) are planning to submit a proposal to parliament urging an immediate end to hostilities between the government military and ethnic armed group the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Villagers Flee Burma Army Offensive in Arakan State
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 [...]
Tension Rises as Burmese Army Attacks KIA Frontline Posts
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tatmadaw, Gov’t Return over 16,000 Acres of Seized Land
Min Paing, Mon News Agency (MNA) | April 11, 2016 Over 16,000 acres of land across Mon State’s 10 townships was returned by Tatmadaw [army] and respective government departments, according to the State Land Utilization [...]