Human Rights Kachin Lead Story News
UN envoy Lee hears of unsolved Kachin murder cases
Yanghee Lee is on a 12-day fact-finding visit to Burma to assess developments within various human rights situations across the country.
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Shan army accused of forced recruitment
The Shan State Army-South has recently been engaged in clashes against the Ta’ang National Liberation Army.
Arakan Conflict Lead Story News
Amid rise in conflict, UN’s Burma human rights czar visits
The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Yanghee Lee, began a 12-day visit to Burma on Monday amid growing concerns about violence in northern Arakan, Kachin and Shan states.
Burma ranked eighth among ‘world’s most volatile flashpoints’
Burma had the unenviable distinction of being listed among Syria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo as hosting 10 “conflicts to watch” in 2017, as compiled by Jean-Marie Guéhenno of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group in an article appearing in Foreign Policy on Thursday.
Conflict IDPs Kachin Lead Story Military News
Kachin IDPs’ woes grow with fall of KIA’s Gidon outpost
A recent offensive by the Burmese military in Kachin State, seizing the Kachin Independence Army’s Gidon mountain outpost, has exacerbated the dire conditions for displaced people living in the area as northern Burma enters its coldest stretch of the year.
Arakan Lead Story News Peace Process
Arakanese object to ethnic ‘masquerade’ at Rangoon rally
“Arakanese people would never join such a demonstration. It is damaging to ethnic unity and we denounce it,” said a senior monk.
Rangoon rally was a ‘masquerade’, say ethnic CSOs
“We can tell that the marchers in Shan attire are not really Shan … They looked ridiculous to anyone familiar with Shan dress!”
Conflict Lead Story News Ta'ang
TNLA releases 11 villagers from custody
The 11 were freed after each had vowed to have no affiliation with the Shan State Army- South.
Arakan Conflict Lead Story News
Arakan Army claims 10 kills against Tatmadaw in Paletwa
“The Tatmadaw were about 100 strong, but we killed at least 10 of them,” says AA spokesman after yesterday’s clashes.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Parliament
Shan State MPs vote to designate Northern Alliance ‘terrorists’
In an emergency session on Wednesday, the Shan State legislature passed an urgent proposal to designate as “terrorist organisations” the four ethnic armed groups fighting with Burmese government forces in the state’s north.
Conflict Lead Story Military News
Air strikes near Mongko kill 3 civilians: local group
Burmese military air strikes outside northern Shan State’s restive Mongko town, near the China border, left three civilians dead, including a child, and six others injured on Sunday, according to[…]
Conflict Lead Story News Parliament
Burmese parliament to debate Shan conflict
The motion noted concerns over “sovereignty, the rule of law, stability, and peace,” and blamed the Northern Alliance.
Northern Alliance calls for Chinese intervention in resolving conflict
The Burmese military is “on a path to annihilate the ethnic rebels,” instead of looking for a peaceful solution, say coalition.
TNLA, KIA ambush Burmese military convoy
Military reports that a convoy was en route to the battlefront in Hsenwi Township when a remote-controlled IED exploded in its path.
Human Rights Kachin Lead Story News
Army offensives increased since new govt, says Kachin NGO
“The pattern of Burma Army abuse and impunity is the same as under the previous government, while the offensives have worsened.”
Crime Lead Story Natural resources News
Chinese nationals nabbed for mining sandstone in Shan State
Local authorities put a stop to some Chinese mining ventures in the area in 2014 following complaints by local villagers, but illegal operations have continued.
Suu Kyi visits her childhood home
On Sunday, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi took a trip down memory lane – to what is now the Bogyoke Aung San Museum in Bahan Township.
Man nabbed for illegal border crossing
A man from Arakan State who has been imprisoned in Thailand and China for illegal entry faces similar charges in Burma after crossing the border at Muse in Shan State.
As aid dwindles, Kachin IDPs wait for peace
Some 40,000 displaced Kachins have now spent five years in camps in remote, KIA-controlled mountains, where humanitarian aid deliveries have dwindled.
Justice Kachin Lead Story News Women's Issues
Army refuses to cooperate in murdered teachers investigation
The military is refusing to cooperate in the investigation into the rape and murder of two Kachin teachers in northern Shan State.
Crumbling splendour at Mrauk-U
The museum chronicling the ancient kingdom of Mrauk-U, one of Burma’s most important cultural sites, is housed in a poorly lit building devoid of visitors.
Lead Story News Society Women's Issues
Rape victims struggle to find justice
Drawn out court proceedings, weak law enforcement and conservative attitudes towards women undermine justice in rape cases
Analysis Contributor Ethnic issues Lead Story News Rohingya
Suu Kyi govt must not continue state persecution of Rohingya
As the incoming head of state, the moral and political responsibility to end the slow genocide in Burma will fall squarely on Suu Kyi’s shoulders.
2015 Elections Interview Lead Story News
Shan lawyer aims for Upper House seat
Interview with Nang Htwe Hmone, the only woman in the Central Executive Committee of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy.
Ta-ang army seize millions in narcotics
The Ta-ang National Liberation Army has claimed that they have seized over US$190,000 worth of narcotics in northern Shan State in one day.
Sino-Burmese border market shelled
The attackers used heavy weapons, most likely mortar or artillery fire, damaging some commercial buildings.
Rangoon artists, gallery owners wary of renewed censorship
“Now, artists have started moving on,” said Min Lwin, who opened Gallery 65 in Rangoon in 2010. “They are looking more into culturally subversive matters.”
Fresh clashes between TNLA and govt troops in Kutkai
Violence involving shelling and gunfire between TNLA and Burmese army troops took place in northern Shan State’s Kutkai on Monday.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan
TNLA seize drugs worth US$3 million
Armed group claim mass haul during routine vehicle checks.
Lead Story Natural resources News Shan
Shan mining protestors block trucks
Around 30 trucks owned by a silica mining company had their route blocked as part of a protest against mining operations in Namhkam.
