January 2018
Military Tension Forced over 1,000 Residents Fleeing to Kyaukme in Shan State
By Yain Tai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) / BNI Online | January 5, 2018 Over 1,000 local residents are taking refuge in Kyaukme in northern Shan State due to concerns over the [...]
December 2017
Burma Link Infographic Briefer: Karen IDPs in Ei Tu Hta Need Support
Burma Link | December 21, 2017 Today (December 21, 2017), Burma Link publishes an infographic briefer about the Karen IDP (internally displaced person) camp Ei Tu Hta. Since 2006, Ei Tu Hta has provided refuge [...]
Burmese Military Fighter Jets Again Drop Bombs On KIA Positions
Kachinland News (KLN) | December 20, 2017 Two Burmese military fighter jets again dropped 4 bombs on KIA’s 27th Battalion’s Bum Chyaw Bum, and a location between Marit Hkyet and Nam Gat Hkaraw in Mansi Township [...]
Foundation of Fear: 25 Years of Villagers’ Voices from Southeast Myanmar
Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) | October 30, 2017 KHRG presents 'Foundation of Fear: 25 years of villagers' voices from southeast Myanmar', an extensive review of 25 years of KHRG documentation on militarisation, human rights [...]
Burmese Military Artillery Pounds KIA Headquarters Laiza Area
Kachinland News (KLN) | December 18, 2017 Burmese army troops currently based around KIA headquarters Laiza fired several mortar rounds on KIA’s frontline positions in the past week. Bumre-based Burmese army troops fired six artillery [...]
Burmese Military Fighters Bomb KIA Positions As Battles Rage in Southeastern Kachin
Kachinland News | December 18 2017 Two Burmese military fighter jets pounded KIA’s 12th Battalion positions at Loi Jau Bum, Marit Hkyet, Dung Hkung Hkyet and Wu Dang Bum on Dec 14 at 2:05 pm, 2:23 [...]
2018 THE YEAR AHEAD: Achieving Peace and Resolving Armed Conflict would Remain Far-fetched in Myanmar
By Sai Wansai/Shan Herald Agency for News | December 15, 2017 As 2017 comes to an end the ethnic armed conflict that have plagued the country for decades seems to be escalating, rather than reducing. [...]
Army Shelling Seen Signaling Start of New Offensive in Kachin, Shan States
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | December 14, 2017 The Myanmar Army on Wednesday shelled at least four positions held by the Kachin Independence Army in northern parts of the country in a move [...]
Kachin IDP Camp Facing Glaring Shortfalls, Needs Repairs
Burma News International (BNI) | December 13, 2017 Over one-third of the houses in a Kachin IDP camp are in urgent need of repair, but due to a lack of funds cannot carry out the [...]
Myanmar Army Restrictions Leave Tanai Residents Lacking Basic Commodities
By Nyein Nyein/Irrawaddy News | December 7, 2017 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — As the Tatmadaw has restricted the transportation of basic commodities in conflict-torn Tanai Township, Kachin State, locals have run out of fuel and [...]