August 2018
Ethnic Customary Law in the Light of Land Confiscation
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 2, 2018 On July 17, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government for compensation of illegally confiscated land, and urged to enact [...]
Activists Reflect on 30th Anniversary of 8888 Uprising
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 8, 2018 Commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising, which kicked off at the University of Yangon on Monday, are underway in cities and town throughout [...]
TNLA Says Its Six Female Medics May Have Been Raped
Network Media Group / BNI Online | August 8, 2018 The Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has accused the Tatmadaw of raping its six female medics before killing them while they were [...]
Dialogue Between Tatmadaw and KIO in Dali Ends Fruitlessly
Kachin News Group / BNI Online | August 8, 2018 The second informal meeting between the Tatmadaw and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has been fruitless again, according to reports received by the K.N.G The [...]
Myanmar’s Indigenous People Fight ‘Fortress’ Conservation
Thomson Reuters Foundation / The Irrawaddy | August 6, 2018 BANGKOK — Saw Ma Bu’s family has lived in the mountainous forests of Myanmar’s Karen State for generations, farming and fishing in the Salween River, even [...]
July 16-31 Clash Summary: Kachin State and Northern Shan State
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | August 4, 2018 Kachin State and Northern Shan State 16-31 July Clash Summary by Township Hpakant – 3 clashes, 3 attacks (1 artillery, 2 remote mine) Danai – 4 attacks [...]
BGF Beat up Two KBC Youth Pastors in Sadon
Kachin News Group / BNI Online | August 2, 2018 The Border Guard Force (BGF) beat up two youth pastors with the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) in Sadon area, Kachin State on Monday (July 31) [...]
July 2018
Naga Armed Group Says Myanmar Military Won’t Let Ailing Chairman Travel
By Lawi Weng and Chit Min Tun / The Irrawaddy | July 30, 2018 YANGON/Mon State — A senior leader of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) says the Myanmar military has refused to [...]
Early July Clash Account Summary: Kachin State and Northern Shan State
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | July 30, 2018 Kachin State and Northern Shan State July 1-16 Total Military Actions Total: 18 clashes – 9 troop-on-troop and 9 one-sided attacks Danai – 4 clashes, 2 attacks [...]
Burma Army Tortures and Kills Six Female Medics, Continues Campaign Against Civilians
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | July 26, 2018 Kachin State and Northern Shan State, Burma TNLA Medics Brutalized and Killed According to a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) report, the Burma Army captured, tortured, raped, and killed [...]