February 2018
Travel Curbs Imposed on Ethnic Wa in Shan State
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | February 20, 2018 Government authorities are restricting ethnic Wa people who live in northern Shan State from traveling to Kyaingtong and other major towns in eastern parts of [...]
Kachin Civilians Face Intimidation, Torture and Extortion by Burmese Army Troops
By Tsa Doi La / Kachinland News | February 18, 2018 The Gat Noi-based Burmese army’s 225th Light Infantry Battalion troops reportedly seized 35-year-old Mr. Ah Di of Seng Hpra village during a fishing trip at [...]
Karen Group Fears Border Highway May Harm Livelihoods
By Naw Betty Han / Myanmar Times | February 20, 2018 The armed ethnic group Karen National Union (KNU) wants the government to discuss with them the details of a plan to resume construction of a [...]
Muse Township Bans Medical Treatment to Wounded Ethnic Soldiers
By Paing Soe / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | February 19, 2018 The township administrator of Muse in northern Shan State has issued a ban on members of ethnic armed groups receiving medical treatment in [...]
Over 140 Man Zi Displaced Residents Need Food Aids in Hseni
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) / BNI Online | February 18, 2018 Over 100 ethnic Man Zi residents need food aids in Hseni Township in the northern Shan State after fleeing from the fighting [...]
Mu-Traw District KWO Elects New Leaders
Karen Information Center / BNI Online | February 16, 2018 The Karen Women Organization (KWO) of Mu-Traw (Hpapun) District held its seventh congress on February from 8 to 10, and elected new executive members, who [...]
China’s Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Meets the PPWT in Yangon
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) / BNI Online | February 15, 2018 The Peace Process Working Team (PPST) representing eight signatories of the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) met with China’s Special Envoy for Asian [...]
About 100 Pu-tao Protesters Are Workers From Lower Burma
Kachinland News | February 14, 2018 About 200 Pu-tao residents protested against KIA for current war and destroying bridges in northern Kachin state on Feb 13 at 8 am. Local sources said the protest was [...]
Three Kachin IDPs Released, but Two Still Missing
By Lawi Weng / The Irawaddy | February 14, 2018 Three ethnic Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) were released by the Myanmar Army after being forced to work as porters in Mansi township, but two [...]
NMSP Chairman Urges Heads of State, Tatmadaw to Stop Military Offensives
Mon News Agency / BNI Online | February 14, 2018 The New Mon State Party (NMSP) chairman Nai Htaw Mon urged the heads of state and the Tatmadaw to stop the military offensives with magnanimity [...]