Thousands in Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina joined a rally on Monday demanding safe passage for displaced civilians trapped amid clashes between the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
Month: April 2018
Officer who testified Reuters reporters were framed is sentenced to prison
A police officer who testified that police framed two Reuters reporters has been sentenced to an undisclosed prison term for violating Burma’s Police Disciplinary Act, a police spokesman told Reuters…
UN Security Council puts spotlight on Rohingya refugee crisis
UN Security Council envoys began a four-day visit to Bangladesh and Burma on Saturday to see firsthand the aftermath of a Burmese military crackdown that Britain, the United States and…
Korean leaders aim for end of war, ‘complete denuclearisation’ after historic summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embraced after pledging on Friday to work for the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula,” punctuating a day of…
More Kachin villagers flee as clashes intensify
“Local villagers are simply too afraid to stay in homes close to the fighting, because they can hear and feel the constant blasts of heavy artillery fire.”
Leeds United’s Burma football tour causes stir over ethics, optics
The English football club Leeds United may be kicking itself this week after its boisterous announcement that it will be bringing the squad to Burma next month was met with…