September 2018
Refugees in Mizoram Need Food, Healthcare
Khonumthung News / BNI Online | September 4, 2018 Refugees living in Hmawngbuchhuah Village in Lawngtlai District of Mizoram State are in need of food and healthcare after fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan [...]
‘No Way out’ as Thousands of IDPs Flee Clashes in Northern Shan State
By Hom Hurng / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N) | September, 4, 2018 With armed conflict on the way to Hsipaw and flooding outside Lashio, the displaced in Namtu Township are filling monasteries and [...]
Karenni Govt Orders CSOS to Provide 2 Weeks’ Notice of Meetings
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | September 4, 2018 The Karenni State government ordered non-governmental organizations, international non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations to provide two weeks’ notice of any meetings or workshops they planned [...]
Blocking CSSU Meeting: Government Against Shan Unity?
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | September 3, 2018 The recent government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center’s (NRPC) rejection of the planned Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) is a [...]
Flooding Forces Kasung IDPs to Relocate from Kanhla to Myitkyina
Kachin News Group / BNI Online | September 3, 2018 Internally displaced persons (IDPs) that were taking refuge in AG Church in Kanhla Ward in Namti, Kachin State have relocated to Myitkyina last week due [...]
Burma Army Attacks Karen in Papun District, Breaking Ceasefire; Over 200 Villagers Displaced
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | September 1, 2018 Karen State, Burma The Burma Army 44th Division, Battalion 2, under the command of Ko Ko Win, launched attacks against the Karen of Papun District, Karen State on [...]
UEC Demands Arakan National Party Change Terms Used in By-Election Campaign
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | August 31, 2018 MON STATE — The Union Election Commission (UEC) has requested that the Arakan National Party (ANP) use the term “ethnic Rakhine” instead of “Rakhine nationality” [...]
NCA Signatories to Review Peace Process
By Chit Min Tun / The Irrawaddy | August 31, 2018 YANGON — Ethnic signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement will review the current political landscape and the peace process, said vice-chairman of the Pa-O [...]
August 2018
The Karen Struggle for Self-Determination in Kawthoolei
Karen Environmental Social Action Network (KESAN) / IPMSDL | August 21, 2018 This article is a case study conducted and written by KESAN (Karen Environmental Social Action Network) contributed for #IDWIP2018. Burma is one of the [...]
Over 200 IDPs Arrive in Myaing Gyi Ngu After KNLA, Tatmadaw Clashed
By Nan Wai Phyo Zar / Karen Information Center (KIC) / BNI Online | August 31, 2018 Over 200 local residents fled to Myaing Gyi Ngu Camp on August 29 after clashes resumed between the [...]