June 2018
TNLA Claims 3 Army Soldiers Killed in Clash in Namtu
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | June 7, 2018 Three Myanmar Army soldiers were killed yesterday in a clash with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in Namtu Township, northern Shan State, according to [...]
IDP Students Need Aid in Chin State’s Paletwa
Khonumthung News / BNI Online | June 7, 2018 Chin residents who are taking shelter at other villages after fleeing from their villages in Paletwa Township, Chin State are in need of assistance especially after [...]
Tatmadaw Reinforce Troops in KIO Headquarters Areas
Kachin News Group / BNI Online | June 6, 2018 The Tatmadaw has been sending troop reinforcements in the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) headquarters near China border while it is launching military offensives in western [...]
Statement by HURFOM on World Environment Day
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | June 5, 2018 Today on World Environment Day 2018, HURFOM urges the Burma/Myanmar Government, ethnic armed organizations, corporations, and the international community to protect and preserve the environment [...]
Northern Burma Update: Burma Army Attacks a Church and Shells a Home
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | June 6, 2018 Burma Army Attacks a Church and Shells a Home Burma Army soldiers from Kamaing Byuha Base indiscriminately fired rifles and rifle grenades at a Roman Catholic church [...]
Aid Workers Concerned Over Ambitious Plan to Close IDP Camps
By Ye Mon / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | June 5, 2018 The government held a two-day workshop in Naypyidaw over the weekend to finalise plans to shutter displacement camps in Kachin, Shan, Arakan and [...]
Govt Rights Body Says Two Kachin Men Found Dead Were KIA Fighters
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawddy | June 4, 2018 YANGON — The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) has concluded that two Kachin men whose bodies were found in March were rebel fighters and [...]
Shan State Hluttaw Censors Discussing on Forced Porter Issue
By Hom Hurng / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) / BNI Online | June 1, 2018 The Shan State Hluttaw removed a proposal on forced porter issue from its agenda as it was concerned [...]
Tatmadaw, KIA Involved in Four Skirmishes Near Hpakant
By Zeyar Maw / Mizzima | June 2, 2018 Kachin Independence Army (KIA) spokesman Col. Naw Bu confirmed to Mizzima that the Tatmadaw (government troops) and the KIA had engagements and skirmishes in area near [...]
Parents Worry for IDP Children Transferring to Government School
Kachin News Group / BNI Online | May 31, 2018 The parents of internally displaced person (IDP) children from Awng Lawt Village are feeling worried for their children as they have to sit for an [...]