July 2013
Government Troops Clash With Ta’ang National Liberation Army Again
Burma Link, July 30, 2013 On July 27, combined government forces totaling nearly 100 soldiers clashed with TNLA 112 force near Kanparpho village in Kutkhai Township, according to the PSLF/TNLA News and Information Department. Ta [...]
UK Approves US$5 Million in Arms Export Deals to Burma
Hanna Hindstrom / Democratic Voice of Burma, July 18, 2013 The British government has approved arms export licences worth over US$5 million (£3.3 million) to Burma, even though it is considered a country of “serious [...]
Refugee Survey – Most Do Not Want to Go Back to Burma
Saw Eh Na / Karen News, July 15, 2013 A survey conducted by the Karen Refugees Committee at the Tham Hin camp Southern Thailand found that 46 percent of those Karen refugees who were surveyed [...]
Petition for Rohingya Protection Nears 1 Million
Andrew D. Kaspar / The Irrawaddy, July 12, 2013 Petition for Rohingya Protection Nears 1 Million Ahead of Thein Sein’s Europe Visit RANGOON — A petition calling attention to the potential “genocide” of Rohingya Muslims [...]
Migrant Schools Face Closure Amid Funding Cuts
Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma, July 12, 2013 More than two dozen migrant schools in western Thailand face closure as international donors continue to slash funding for groups on the Thai-Burma border, a [...]
UNFC Pushes For a National Convention
S’Phan Shaung (KIC) / Karen News, July 11, 2013 The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) in its latest meeting held with its member organizations, ethnic armed groups and political groups have reached a common position [...]
UN Calls for Release of All Burmese Child Soldiers
Saw Yan Naing / The Irrawaddy, July 9, 2013 The United Nations has welcomed Burma’s decision to free dozens of child soldiers and called for all remaining children to be released from the country’s armed [...]
Thein Sein Cannot Control Army, Shan Rebels Say
Than Htike Oo / The Irrawaddy, July 3, 2013 RANGOON—Burma’s President Thein Sein is unable to control the army, a major ethnic rebel group said following talks with the government in Naypyidaw. The Restoration Council [...]
June 2013
Hundreds of Civilians Flee as Burmese Army Continues to Battle KIA
Kachinland News, June 28, 2013 A series of battles took place in the last week of June in northern Shan State between troops under Kachin Independence Army and Burmese Army. Despite their agreement to undertake [...]
Donor Support Drops for Refugees – Food Rations to Be Cut
S’Phan Shaung (KIC) / Karen News, June 28, 2013 The Border Consortium plans to cut its food rations to the 128,000 refugees living in the nine refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border. TBC is a [...]