October 2016
Govt Prepares for Repatriation of 90 Refugees
By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | October 12, 2016 Around 90 residents of the Nu Po refugee camp in western Thailand have signed up for official repatriation to Burma. Saw Waw Keh, the chairman [...]
Burmese Military Has Broken Ceasefire Accord, Says RCSS/SSA
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | October 11, 2016 One of the eight ethnic armed groups that is a signatory to Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) has accused the government of breaking the terms of [...]
Myanmar Air Force Continues Air Campaign Over KIA Outposts
Kachinland News (KLN) | October 11, 2016 Myanmar Air Force continues its air raid campaign on KIA 252 Mobile Battalion’s Gidon Post and KIA 3rd Battalion’s Lai Hpawng Post. Two fighter jets, believed to be [...]
When Silence Hurts More Than a Bullet
By Stella Naw / The Irrawaddy | October 10, 2016 In Burma’s general election in November 2015, many ethnic Kachin voted in support of the National League for Democracy (NLD) based on party leader Aung San [...]
Burmese Military Deployed Air Strikes, Say Kachin Rebels
By NANG MYA NADI / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | October 10, 2016 The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) says that Burmese fighter jets conducted air strikes against its positions in Myitkyina District this morning. According to KIA spokesperson [...]
Burma Army Takes Villagers Captive During Clashes with RCSS/SSA
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | October 7, 2016 At least ten villagers were taken captive by Burmese government forces during clashes with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA). Sai Leng, [...]
Asia World and Shwe Padonmar Companies Sue Returning IDPs for Trespass
By Saw Tun Lin / Karen News | October 5, 2016 Internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to their former villages are being sued for trespass by the Asia World and Shwe Padonmar companies who claim the land [...]
Protests Held Against Burma Army Kachin State Offensives
Burma News International (BNI) | October 6, 2016 Residents of Mytkyina, the Kachin State capital, and Tanai staged demonstrations on 3 October to protest against the ongoing Burma Army offensives against the Kachin Independence Army [...]
2,000 Villagers Displaced From Fighting Between Burma Army and RCSS/SSA
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | October 6, 2016 Some 2,000 villagers have been displaced in Shan State’s Mong Kung Township following clashes between Burmese government forces and the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan [...]
KNU Urges DKBA Renegades To Return To Mother Organisation
By Naw Noreen/ Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | October 6, 2016 The Karen National Union (KNU) has called on a breakaway faction of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) to disband and re-join the [...]