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.
Category: Kokang
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 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.
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
