September 2016
Pai Khun Residents Demand Return of Land Seized by Burma Army
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | September 26, 2016 Ko Kyaw Tin Aung, a protester from the nearby town of Moe Pyae, said that a multi-ethnic mix of demonstrators–Kayan (Karenni), Inn and Shan local [...]
Eyewitness on the Front Line
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | September 26, 2016 It looks, smells, and feels like a war zone. The highway is lined with military vehicles and 120mm artillery guns point up into the mountains where [...]
4000 Displaced People Receive Urgent Assistance in Kayin State
Mizzima | September 23, 2016 In response to displacements following recent armed clashes in Kayin State, around 4000 people who took refuge in Myaing Gyi Ngu have received urgent assistance from the Myanmar Red Cross [...]
Burma Army Officers Pressure Karen State IDPs to Return Home Amid Fighting
By Lawi Weng/ The Irrawaddy | September 22, 2016 Burma Army officers tried to convince displaced ethnic Karen on Thursday to return to their villages, despite continuous daily fighting in Karen State’s Mae Tha Waw [...]
Battles Intensify As Burmese Army Continued its Attempts to Seize KIA’s Frontline Posts
Kachinland News (KLN) | September 22, 2016 KIA sources said Burmese army troops made several attempts last week to seize KIA’s Nhkram Gidon post, located near Laiza on the road between Myitkyina and Laiza in Sama [...]
Kachin IDP Camp Ransacked By Burmese Army’s 105th LIB Troops
Kachinland News (KLN) | September 19, 2016 Kachin Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) currently living at an IDP camp in Sar Maw Kachin Baptist Church’s compound were interrogated by Burmese army soldiers from Sar Maw-based 105th Light Infantry [...]
Burma Army and Proxy Army Send IDP’s Running in Hpa-An District, Karen State
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | September 19, 2016 4,000 ethnic Karen were sent running from their homes by a sudden surge in violence in the Karen State. Burma Army-proxy Border Guard Force (BGF) attacked a [...]
No End in Sight to Deadly Kayin State Clashes
By Ye Mon / The Myanmar Times | September 19, 2016 Deadly clashes are continuing to flare in Hpapun township, Kayin State, three weeks after fighting first broke out. Negotiations between armed factions last week appear [...]
After Guilty Verdict, Families of Killed Mong Yaw Villagers Await Compensation
By Lun Min Mang / The Myanmar Times | September 19, 2016 In a rare admission of military misconduct, a Tatmadaw court martial has found seven soldiers guilty of murdering Shan villagers during a botched interrogation. After [...]
President Emphasises Minorities’ Voices
By Swan Ye Htut / The Myanmar Times | September 16, 2016 President U Htin Kyaw highlighted the importance of recognising the voices and rights of minorities in a formal address read out on his behalf yesterday [...]