January 2017
Shan Conflict Takes Toll on Displaced Civilians
By Thu Thu Aung / Myanmar Times | January 4, 2017 In one northern Shan State township fresh waves of displacement are being driven by a looming threat of heavy artillery, while nearby, thousands of [...]
International Based Groups Denied Vote at KNU 16th Congress Elections – “Congress Election Outcome Critical to How KNU Progresses Its Peace Plans…”
Karen News | January 1, 2017 The Karen National Union 16th Congress vote, scheduled for March 2017, is looking like one of the most critical elections the KNU has held. Observers note that the outcome [...]
December 2016
3,000 IDPs Sheltering in Hsipaw, Namtu
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | December 22, 2016 At least 3,000 villagers who fled their homes in Shan State’s Kyaukme District to escape the fighting between Shan and Ta’ang militias are currently taking shelter [...]
Mass Grave Containing 18 Bodies Found in Mung Lung Nam Hkye Ho Village in Mongkoe
Kachinland News (KLN) | December 23, 2016 A mass grave containing the remains of 18 Mung Lung villagers including a two-year-old boy has been discovered in a forest near Mung Lung Nam Hkye Ho village [...]
Burmese Military Launches Airstrikes on KIA’s Lai Hpawng Post; Battles Continue Unabated
By Tsa Doi La & Nmang Gam / Kachinland News (KLN) | December 21, 2016 Burmese military fighter jets launch multiple airstrikes for three consecutive days on KIA’s Lai Hpawng post manned by KIA’s 3rd Battalion troops under [...]
Rangoon Rally Was a ‘Masquerade’, Say Ethnic CSOs
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | December 20, 2016 Many of the participants at yesterday’s rally in Rangoon were not ethnic people but rather local pro-military activists masquerading in ethnic costumes, according to representatives of [...]
Kachin IDPs Flock to Laiza After Fall of Gidon Outpost
By Thu Thu Aung / Myanmar Times | December 21, 2016 Thousands of people in Kachin State have been newly displaced in the aftermath of a military offensive that saw Tatmadaw troops overrun the Kachin Independence [...]
Ta’ang Villagers Abandon Homes Fearing Burmese Army Atrocities
By Tsa Doi La / Kachinland News (KLN) | December 20, 2016 The TNLA said Burmese army troops deliberately targeting civilian population in areas where no fighting is taking place between the two opposing troops. Troops from [...]
Northern Alliance Restates Desire for Peace Talks
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | December 19, 2016 A spokesperson for the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has confirmed recent media speculation that the ethnic coalition Northern Alliance is willing to sit down for [...]
Interviews With Mongkoe Residents Held Hostage By Burmese Army
Kachinland News | December 15, 2016 As fighting raged between northern-allied troops (NA-B) and the Burmese army in northern Shan State, about 70 Mongkoe residents were taken hostage on Nov 19, 2016, and taken to [...]