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    Category: Kokang

    Kokang Lead Story News

    Laogai fighting intensifies, shells land on Chinese soil

    “Many shells landed. They were fired across the border and landed about two miles inside Chinese territory,” a local told Chinese TV.

    Kokang Lead Story Media News

    Questions raised over reported Kokang kidnapping

    Burmese military media have reported that Kokang rebels abducted five workers from a hydropower plant in Laogai.

    Conflict Kachin Kokang Lead Story News

    Govt forces launch attacks on Kokang, Kachin positions

    Renewed fighting has broken out between government forces and MNDAA near the Chinese border, while the Tatmadaw has also taken a Kachin outpost in Kutkai.

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    Kokang Lead Story News Peace Process Politics Polls

    DVB POLL: Should the NCA include the Kokang and its allies?

    The Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement is at a crossroads – Can a truce be signed while the govt is still at war with certain ethnic groups? Have you say.

    Ethnic issues Kokang Lead Story News Peace Process Politics

    Martial law extended in Kokang region

    The Burmese government announced on Tuesday a third extension of the State of Emergency and martial law in the Kokang Self-Administered Region.

    Ethnic armed group and government representatives meet in Chiang Mai for further ceasefire talks. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Ethnic issues Karen Kokang Lead Story Peace Process

    Karen rebels to sign ceasefire

    The Karen National Union (KNU) has said it will sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the Burmese government.

    Kokang Latpadaung Lead Story Military News

    Burma ratifies chemical weapons ban

    Burma finally signs the international convention, though it has been accused of using and manufacturing chemical weapons in recent years.

    Kokang Lead Story News

    Find Peng Jiasheng, Burmese military tells Thais

    Burmese military officials have called on their Thai counterparts to help capture Kokang rebel leader Peng Jiasheng who they claim is hiding in Thailand.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Kokang Lead Story News

    Artillery assaults continue, say Kokang rebels

    Kokang rebels allege that the Burmese army have continued attacks on their positions, despite the declaration of a unilateral ceasefire earlier this month.

    Foreign Affairs Kokang Lead Story News

    China told MNDAA to declare ceasefire

    Chinese Ambassador Yang Houlan said Beijing made contact with MNDAA leader Peng Jiasheng to seek an end to the hostilities.

    Kokang Lead Story News Peace Process

    Kokang rebels declare unilateral ceasefire

    The MNDAA has vowed to stop attacking Burmese government units as from Wednesday at midnight, other than for self-defence.

    Ethnic issues Kokang Lead Story News

    Stalemate as MNDAA and government fighting continues

    Violence between ethnic armies and government forces has reached an impasse with the KIA and MNDAA both reporting more violence.

    WATCH: China flexes military might with Burma border drills video

    Kokang Lead Story News Video

    WATCH: China flexes military might with Burma border drills

    The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched a live-ammunition drill on Tuesday in southwestern Yunnan Province, close to the border with Burma.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story Media News

    Military TV to ‘reveal the truth’ about Kokang conflict

    A war of propaganda has been evident over the past months; Myawady has gone to lengths to explain the strategies employed in capturing Kokang outposts.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News Shan

    Namtu villagers return home as TNLA retreat

    Some 400 villagers who were displaced by fighting between Burmese government forces and the Palaung army return to their homes.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story Military News

    Burmese military denies shelling China

    Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing tells Chinese ambassador that artillery shells that injured five in Nansan last week were not fired by Burmese government forces.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News

    Both sides dig in heels over Laogai

    The Burmese military claims it has seized a strategic hillside base of the MNDAA overlooking Laogai. However, the Kokang rebels say they are holding out.

    Kokang Lead Story Military News

    Arrest of Chinese teachers highlights Kokang refugees’ concerns

    It is believed the three Chinese men were stopped and searched by Burmese soldiers, who suspected they may be spies after viewing pictures on their phones.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News

    Beijing protests as stray shells land in China

    Stray artillery shells land on Chinese territory injuring five civilians, as conflict intensifies between Burmese government forces and Kokang rebels.

    Kokang Lead Story Military News

    Defence minister urges extending state of emergency in Kokang

    Conflict rages in the Kokang region. Meanwhile, a three-month presidential decree imposing martial law is set to expire on 17 May.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News

    Kokang conflict intensifies north of Laogai

    The conflict between government forces and Kokang rebels has intensified north of Laogai this week with both sides claiming the advantage.

    Kokang Lead Story News Peace Process Politics

    Ceasefire can go ahead despite Kokang conflict, says Aung Min

    Burmese govt looks to exclude MNDAA, TNLA and AA, but ethnic bloc representative reaffirms the NCCT line that all groups must be included in NCA.

    Kokang Lead Story Media News

    Media warned off covering Kokang statements

    In a letter sent on World Press Freedom Day by the military, the country’s media have been warned against covering statements from the Kokang militia.

    Kokang Lead Story News Peace Process

    UWSA restricts media invitations to Panghsang conference

    The Wa leadership have already stirred controversy by inviting representatives of the Kokang rebel group MNDAA.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News

    Burmese army using chemical weapons, say Kokang rebels

    The Burmese army launched a series of attacks on Kokang positions in recent days using artillery, air strikes and chemical weapons, a rebel spokesman says.

    Kokang Lead Story News Refugees

    Refugees return to Laogai with govt assurances

    At the urging of officials, hundred of civilians from northern Shan State’s war-torn Kokang region have been returned to their hometown of Laogai.

    Kokang Lead Story Military News

    700 army casualties in resurgent Kokang hostilities, says MNDAA

    A new surge in fighting has been observed between government forces and Kokang troops close to the China-Burma border, according to a Kokang spokesperson.

    Kokang Lead Story Military News

    Northern fighting appeased after NCA signing

    Fighting between government troops and some armed groups appears to have decreased in Burma’s restive north eastern region.

    Burma apologises for Yunnan bombing video

    Kokang Lead Story News Politics

    Burma apologises for Yunnan bombing

    Burma has apologised to China for a 13 March incident in which one of its fighter jets dropped a bomb that killed five Chinese citizens and injured eight.

    Aid Kokang Lead Story News

    Kokang conflict: Red Cross volunteer succumbs to wound

    Moe Kyaw Than, 45, a member of the Myanmar Red Cross Society in Kunlong, had been in hospital since he was shot in the stomach.

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