February 2014
Burma Army Continues Attacks in Nam Lim Pa Area, Kachin State
Free Burma Rangers, February 9, 2014 | Kachin State, Burma The Burma Army continues attacks in Nam Lim Pa area in their attempt to drive out the Kachin people and control this part of Kachin State. [...]
Fears Grow for Refugees as Another Blaze Destroys Homes in Umpiem Mai
Burma Link, February 4, 2014 Eleven homes were burned in a fire yesterday in Umpiem Mai refugee camp in Tak Province, Thailand. A further 50 houses were partially dismantled to create a fire-break. The fire [...]
Burma Army Attacks Kachin Villagers, Capturing 18 Villagers; Bodies of Torture Victims Discovered
Free Burma Rangers, February 1, 2014 | Man Si Township, Kachin State, Burma Burma Army Attacks Nam Gau and Nam San Villages On 30 January 2014 Burma Army troops began attacking Nam Gau Village, of [...]
January 2014
Burmese Army Soldiers Raping Ethnic Women With Impunity
Kachinland News, January 10, 2014 Burmese army soldiers led by Major Thaw Zin Naing from 298th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) gang-raped a Kachin woman who is travelling from Myitkyina as a passenger on a bus [...]
December 2013
Mae La Camp Fire Update
Burma Link, December 29, 2013 Most recent assessment from Mae La refugee camp indicates that 57 houses were destroyed by the fire while another 70 houses were dismantled to stop the fire from spreading, affecting [...]
Fire in Mae La Refugee Camp
Burma Link, December 27, 2013 A fire broke out in Mae La refugee camp today. Some refugees told Burma Link that as many as 200 houses were destroyed by the fire. According to most recent [...]
Shans denounce KIA at ‘seminar’ in Myitkyina
Nang Mya Nadi / Democratic Voice of Burma, December 20, 2013 Thousands of ethnic Shans had planned to gather in Kachin state capital Myitkyina in front of the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA’s) liaison office to [...]
Several Burma Army Soldiers Die in a Clash with Ta’ang Troops
Burma Link, December 17, 2013 A clash between Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Burma/Myanmar Army troops on December 13 near Nam San Town, resulted in four dead and seven wounded on the Burma Army [...]
November 2013
Thousands Flee Latest Fighting in Kachin State
Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / Mizzima, November 18, 2013 A fresh outbreak of fighting in southern Kachin State between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army has forced more than 3,000 villagers to flee their [...]
Police Open Fire, Injure 7 Protesters at Burma’s Letpadaung Mine
Zarni Mann / The Irrawaddy, November 15, 2013 RANGOON — Seven protesting farmers were injured Thursday evening as police opened fire into a crowd at the controversial Chinese-backed copper mining project in Letpadaung, Sagaing division, [...]