August 2018
Clashes Intensify Between Burma Army and Northern Alliance in Kutkai Township
By Hom Hein / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 16, 2018 The groups have engaged in a series of battles in northern Shan State, with the Tatmadaw reportedly sending in reinforcements. Government [...]
Two Chin Refugees Arrested After Returning Home from Malaysia
Khonumthung News / BNI Online | August 16, 2018 Two Chin refugees were arrested in early June after returning back to Myanmar from Malaysia in fear of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s [...]
IKO Urges KNU to Call Emergency Congress to Review Peace Process
Karen Information Center / BNI Online | August 16, 2018 The International Karen Organization (KIO) has urged the Karen National Union (KNU) to call an emergency congress to review and steer the ongoing peace and [...]
Weeks of Fighting Between Rival Armed Groups Continues in Northern Shan
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | August 15, 2018 Mon State — Fighting continues to rage between rival ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State in a conflict that has displaced hundreds of local [...]
Despite Official Threats to Stop Karen Martyrs’ Day – It Marches on – Commemorated in the Delta Region
Nant Bwar Khlain / Karen News | August 14, 2018 Karen leaders in the Irrawaddy Region ignored warnings and threats from Burmese authorities trying to stop Karen people commemorating the annual Martyr Day on August [...]
Tatmadaw, Northern Alliance’ Meeting Postponed
Network Media Group / BNI Online | August 14, 2018 Although the Tatmadaw and the Northern Alliance had originally agreed to meet within these days, the meeting has been postponed, an ethnic leader said. “In [...]
Tatmadaw Report Concludes 2 Kachin Men It Killed in January Were KIA Troops
Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | August 13, 2018 MON STATE — The Myanmar Army (or Tatmadaw) said two Kachin men shot dead by government soldiers in January were Kachin Independence Army personnel killed in [...]
Organizers of Karen Martyrs’ Day Event in Ayeyarwady Division Face Lawsuit
Zarni Mann / The Irrawaddy | August 13, 2018 MANDALAY – A senior member of the Karen National Union ethnic armed group and four other organizers are being sued for holding the 68th Karen Martyrs’ Day [...]
Ceremony Changed Title After Authorities Ban the Use of ‘Karenni National Resistance Day’
Kantarawaddy Times / BNI Online | August 10, 2018 A ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Karenni National Resistance Day was held as a multi-organization prayer service on August 9 as the coordinators were [...]
Kyaukme Locals Released After Three Days’ Detention by Tatmadaw Troops
By Hom Hein / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 10, 2018 A military column belonging to the government armed forces released 16 locals from Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, on Wednesday after [...]