Karen News | November 14, 2016 Plans to build dams on the Salween River by the Burma government, China and Thailand threatens millions of villagers and animals that depend on the free flowing river for their living, food sources and as [...]
By Saw Yan Naing/ The Irrawaddy | November 11, 2016 The Karen National Union (KNU) decided on Thursday morning to postpone its 16th Congress until around March next year, reliable sources within the organization told The Irrawaddy. The congress—which [...]
Progressive Voice (PV) | November 2, 2016 This past week saw a pilot voluntary return of 68 Myanmar [1] refugees living along the Thailand-Myanmar border. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) heralded the return as a “milestone.” Unfortunately, many have questioned the readiness [...]
By Ye Mon/ Myanmar Times | November 2, 2016 Myanmar refugees repatriated from Thailand last week say they already have regrets about their return following a disagreement with the government over the cost of their living quarters. Last week [...]
By Sai Wansai/ Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | November 2, 2016. The much awaited Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) meeting from 28 to 29 October in Naypyitaw was hailed as a step forward in conducting the [...]
By Karen Information Centre (KIC)/ Burma News International (BNI) | November 1, 2016 People displaced from the Mae Tha Wor area of Karen State by fighting are too scared to return home because they fear being interrogated by the [...]
By Ronald Watson/ Dictator Watch | October 28, 2016 The annual meeting of the KNU Central Committee begins on October 31st, and lasts a week. Since this is also the year for the organization's Congress, held every four years, [...]
By Sai Aw/ Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | October 31, 2016 Some 100 representatives from civil society organizations, political parties and farmers across Shan State held a press conference today in state capital Taunggyi, demanding the current [...]
By Sai Wansai/ Shan Herald Agency for New (SHAN) | October 25, 2016 As the war in Kachin and Shan States has been going on and off for a few years, with a newly exploded rebellion of the Rohingya [...]
By Ka Hsaw Wah/ Karen News | October 25, 2016 The Karen State government is now making arrangements for the first return of 96 residents – 19 families – who have been living in refugee camps on the Thai border. [...]