December 2017
2014 Population Census: The Problematic of 135 Ethnic Groups Categorization
Sai Wansai/Shan Herald Agency for News | December 5, 2017 Recently, on December 1, a report from Radio Free Asia indicated that the parliament would soon debate and decide upon the designation of 135 ethnic [...]
KIA Sources Say Burmese Army Continues Provocative Shelling
Kachinland News | December 5, 2017 KIA frontline sources said Burmese army posts stationed in Momauk and Mansi Townships in southeastern Kachin state reportedly continued provocative shelling on their frontline positions. Bang Htan Ka Din-based [...]
Carpetbagging in Burma’s Ethnic Areas
Tea Circle Oxford| December 4, 2017 Moegyo challenges the role of development/assistance in ethnic areas and provides recommendations for vetting. With the transition in 2011 to a new hybrid civilian-military government in Burma, a number of [...]
Burma Army LIB 147 Uses Forced Labor, Loots Food and Requisitions Civilian Trucks During Military Operation Against SSPP/SSA in Hsipaw
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | December 4, 2017 Burma Army LIB 147 uses forced labor, loots food and requisitions civilian trucks during military operation against SSPP/SSA in Hsipaw During a military operation against the [...]
November 2017
Resolving Northern Stalemate is Key to Peace in Burma
Angshuman Choudhury / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | November 30, 2017 On 11-12 November, a delegation of senior government officials led by the Union Minister for Border Affairs, Lieutenant-General Ye Aung, met with members of Burma’s [...]
Paletwa Villagers Flee to Mizoram Amid Arakan Army, Tatmadaw Clashes: Indian Media
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | November 28, 2017 More than 1,200 civilians from western Chin State have fled to neighbouring India as clashes renewed in Paletwa between Burmese government forces and the Arakan Army [...]
The Borderline Shan: Anxious and Facing Hunger
By Victoria Milko / Frontier Myanmar | November 20, 2017 Food aid cuts have created further anxiety for more than 6,000 refugees and displaced people from Shan State who have endured a precarious existence for [...]
The Perilous Defense of Human Rights
Shan Herald Agency for News | November 24, 2017 Amid a catastrophic human rights crisis, the space for civil society and human rights defenders is shrinking as protests in Yangon are banned, a land rights defender is beaten to [...]
Karen Land Ownership and Land Use Complaint Statement Angered the Military
By Sai Wansai/Shan Herald Agency for News | November 21, 2017 From November 2 to 4, Kawthoolei Land Seminar attended by over 370 participants representing 53 Karen organizations was held in Law Khee Lah, Hpa-an [...]
NGO says Myanmar’s 221 Political Prisoners Include a 14-year-old
By Daung Lu/Mizzima News | November 18, 2017 Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) issued its monthly report which says the number of prisoners arrested for political activities has reached 221 in Myanmar until the [...]