September 2018
Burma Army Attacks the Karen; Soldiers Reinforced and Villagers Without Aid
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | September 18, 2018 Karen State, Burma Burma Army soldiers moving to Ta Khee Ko, an old Burma Army position camp, on September 11, 2018. Following the Burma Army’s [...]
Kyauktaw Farmers Demand Return of over 1,000 Acres of Military Seized Land
By Marn Yu Kyaw (Shwewa Myay) / Narinjara / BNI Online | September 17, 2018 Around 200 farmers from Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State staged a protest yesterday (September 16) to demand the return of over 1,000 [...]
KNU Concerned Group Backs Call for Military Leaders to Face ICC
Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | September 17, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — The KNU Concerned Group, led by the former vice chairperson of the Karen National Union, has endorsed the report of the independent International Fact [...]
Families Remember Saw O Moo – Demand End to Killings, Military Road-Building
By Hsa Moo / Karen News | September 17, 2018 This month of September marks five months since Saw O Moo, an unarmed civilian villager and Indigenous community leader who was killed by Burma army [...]
Indigenous People from Tanintharyi Region Campaign Against Dams
By Sa Isue / Karen Information Center / BNI Online | September 14, 2018 Indigenous people from the Tanintharyi Region gathered yesterday (September 13) to campaign against the plan to build a dam in the [...]
Myanmar Army Raids Home, Detains Alleged Arakan Army Insurgents
By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | September 13, 2018 YANGON — Myanmar Army soldiers reportedly raided a house in Kachin State’s Hpakant on Tuesday and detained three men they claimed were insurgents [...]
Deputy Minister: Upper Yeywa Dam Construction Will Continue, Despite Public Objection
By Hon Hurng / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | September 12, 2018 The Union Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy said ‘the people don’t need to worry too much.’ Burma’s government will allow [...]
Clash Summary: Battles Continue in Northern Shan State Throughout August
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | September 13, 2018 Shan State, Burma The combined forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) have been defending [...]
Shan State IDPs Return Home to Protect Property Amid Ongoing Fighting
By Hom Hurng / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | September 12, 2018 ‘We will never be able to go home if we wait for peace in our area,’ one village administrator said. Internally [...]
Skirmishes Still Break out Between Tatmadaw, KNLA, KNU Says
Karen Information Center / BNI Online | September 10, 2018 Skirmishes have broken out between the Tatmadaw and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in the KNU Brigade 5 area in the Karen (Kayin) State, [...]