By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | June 13, 2018 YANGON – Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kachin and Shan states in northern Myanmar still do not feel it is safe to return to their homes, and forcing them [...]
By 25 Civil Society Organisations | June 13, 2018 We, the undersigned solidarity and democracy activists and civil society organisations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region express our grave concern over the recent escalation of armed [...]
By Network Media Group / BNI Online | June 12, 2018 Ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that have signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) have decided to exclude issues that are blocking the peace process between the government, Tatmadaw, and [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | June 12, 2018 MON STATE — The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) accused the Myanmar military of genocide and human rights abuses including rape and murder on Saturday to mark the seven-year anniversary [...]
Karen News | June 11, 2018 Karen education officials warn cuts to refugee camp programs are forcing schools to close. Higher education schools in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border are running out of funding, are struggling to keep [...]
By Lei Lei / The Irrawaddy | June 11, 2018 MYITKYINA — Police plan to bring charges against the organizers of a demonstration held in Myitkyina on Saturday to mark the seventh anniversary of the resumption of military clashes [...]
Kachin Affairs Global Action Network | June 9, 2018 Seven years ago today, civil war resumed in the Kachin region. Between June 9, 2011 and April 30, 2018, over 3,800 battles were fought between the Kachin Independence Army and [...]
By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | June 8, 2018 YANGON — The Kachin Independence Organization/Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA) has reportedly sent extortion letters to 21 private and boarding schools in northern Shan State’s Muse Township. Private [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | June 7, 2018 Three Myanmar Army soldiers were killed yesterday in a clash with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in Namtu Township, northern Shan State, according to a TNLA source. TNLA [...]
Khonumthung News / BNI Online | June 7, 2018 Chin residents who are taking shelter at other villages after fleeing from their villages in Paletwa Township, Chin State are in need of assistance especially after schools start, Ko Kyaw [...]