By Sai Wansai / Kachinland News (KLN) | January 7, 2017 As 2017 begins, speculation and assessment on which way Burma’s political wind might be blowing becomes an important task to determine for stakeholders and opinion-makers alike, in order [...]
By Ei Ei Toe Lwin / Myanmar Times | January 6, 2017 Fighting in the north and the west and a widespread acknowledgement of deep-seated military and economic difficulties are clouding hopes that 2017 will be the year of peace [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | January 3, 2017 A Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) splinter group led by Col. San Aung joined forces with the Northern Alliance in northern Shan State while seven of its soldiers surrendered [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | January 2, 2017 This year Aung San Suu Kyi’s close aide and trusted friend Htin Kyaw, whom she has installed as the President, took the responsibility to convey [...]
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 in the towns of [...]
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 in Mongkoe area on [...]
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 civil society organisations (CSOs) [...]
By Dictator Watch | December 21, 2016 There is so much happening in Burma - it's an entire country after all - but for the most important issues accurate much less comprehensive information is never available. Witness the military dictatorship's [...]
By Stella Naw / The Irrawaddy | December 20, 2016 The Burma Army attack on the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) outpost of Gideon started in September. Four months later, after intensified fire from the air and ground, Gideon fell [...]
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 Burmese army’s 567th Light [...]