The Irrawaddy | August 18, 2018 Kyaw Kha: Welcome to Dateline Irrawaddy! This week, we’ll discuss the ban on Karen Martyrs’ Day. I’m The Irrawaddy chief reporter Kyaw Kha. Saw Tun Tun, member of the committee to organize Karen [...]
By Lawi Weng and Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | August 20, 2018 MON STATE — A youth group based in Namkham Township in northern Shan State has condemned the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)’s arrest last [...]
By Hom Heim / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 20, 2018 The clashes took place in Mong Yaw for two hours on Friday morning. Gunfire was exchanged between soldiers from the Burma Army and members of [...]
By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | August 17, 2018 MONGYAW — Recently, I happened to be in Palaung ethnic villages in Monyaw—a sub-township some 60 miles from the urban areas of Lashio in northern Shan State. [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 16, 2018 It is quite well known and already an accepted fact that China is doing everything to reconcile the warring parties involving the Myanmar Army or [...]
By Hom Hein / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 16, 2018 The groups have engaged in a series of battles in northern Shan State, with the Tatmadaw reportedly sending in reinforcements. Government forces—also known as the [...]
Khonumthung News / BNI Online | August 16, 2018 Two Chin refugees were arrested in early June after returning back to Myanmar from Malaysia in fear of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s decision on the Chin [...]
Karen Information Center / BNI Online | August 16, 2018 The International Karen Organization (KIO) has urged the Karen National Union (KNU) to call an emergency congress to review and steer the ongoing peace and political processes. The IKO [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | August 15, 2018 Mon State — Fighting continues to rage between rival ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State in a conflict that has displaced hundreds of local residents since last month. [...]
Nant Bwar Khlain / Karen News | August 14, 2018 Karen leaders in the Irrawaddy Region ignored warnings and threats from Burmese authorities trying to stop Karen people commemorating the annual Martyr Day on August 12. The Karen leaders [...]