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    Tagged: Burma Army

    Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    EU, Canada sanction Burmese generals over Rohingya; Burma says two are fired

    The European Union and Canada have announced a new set of sanctions against seven members of the Burmese military, two of whom have been sacked for underperformance.

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    Bullet Points Ethnic issues News Politics

    Of conflict and conferences: Revisiting a war zone, six months on

    Thousands of civilians remain displaced by the conflict between a DKBA splinter group and the joint Tatmadaw-Border Guard Force contingent in Karen State.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Kachin pastors transferred to police, charged with unlawful association

    Two Kachin pastors detained by the Burma Army have been charged under the Unlawful Associations Act, according to the President’s Office.

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    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Through reclusive Wa, China’s reach extends into Suu Kyi’s Burma

    China is extending its considerable influence in Wa State, a self-administered statelet in Burma the size of Belgium

    Arakan Lead Story News

    State media reports attack, abduction in Maungdaw

    State media reports that a group of attackers abducted two people and burned down their house in northern Arakan, in the latest incident of violence in the region.

    Conflict Lead Story News Shan

    SSA-N reports shelling, shooting of civilian

    A local villager in central Shan state’s Monghsu Township was reported dead as the Burmese Army launched attack on the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) in the area on Wednesday, according[…]

    Crime Human Rights Lead Story Military News

    Soldiers get five years with hard labour for Mong Yaw murders

    The sentence was a rare instance of Burma Army personnel being held accountable for committing atrocities against civilians, but relatives of the victims say they’re not satisfied.

    Military court of northern command sentences 7-year imprisonment to soldier.(PHOTO: Myawady News).

    Kachin Lead Story Military News

    Soldier sentenced in attempted rape case

    A Burmese serviceman accused of the attempted rape of a 73-year-old woman in Kachin State has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a military court.

    Asian Highway reopens as conflict simmers video

    Karen Lead Story News Video

    Asian Highway reopens as conflict simmers

    A disputed stretch of Asian Highway 1 reopened on Friday, according to the Border Guard Force, after fighting settled between the DKBA and government troops.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Artillery shell narrowly misses school in Laiza

    Locals in the Kachin town of Laiza fear renewed clashes between government and ethnic forces, after an artillery shell landed close to a boarding school.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story Logging News Shan

    UWSA standoff cools

    The Wa army and Burmese government officials are expected to meet this week in Naypyidaw to settle an ongoing logging dispute in southern Shan State.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Army barracks off-limits for election campaigning

    UEC Chairman Tin Aye has banned political parties from campaigning in military barracks in the lead-up to the general elections later this year.

    Villagers fleeing their homes in Kachin state after fighting broke out in January, 2015. (Photo: KBC Kachin)

    Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Interview: KIA Major speaks about recent conflict in Kachin

    Fighting has broken out in Kachin State between the KIA and Burmese army forces. DVB speaks to a KIA Major to find out more.

    Approximately 350 Khumi people have been forced to flee their homes, of whom 141 are under 18. (PHOTO: CHRO).

    Chin Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Caught in the crossfire

    A small community of indigenous Chin people are bearing the brunt of war, reports an NGO, as fighting breaks out in the state’s south.

    Lead Story Military News Shan

    Teenager allegedly shot by govt troops in Muse

    A 16-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after having allegedly been shot by Burmese government troops in the northern Shan State border town of Muse.

    Arakan Conflict Lead Story News

    Clashes leave Arakan residents displaced, short of food

    More than a thousand are cut off from supplies amid fighting between government and rebel forces, as arrests are made of those with suspected militia ties.

    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 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.

    VIDEO: Burma’s army chief promises peaceful elections video

    Lead Story News Video

    VIDEO: Burma’s army chief promises peaceful elections

    Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing said the army would continue to usher Burma towards democracy, during a 30-minute speech at Burma’s 70th Armed Forces Day parade.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Refugees

    China to Burma: Kokang refugees are burdensome

    A Burmese delegation pays a visit to Yunnan Province to discuss refugees and the cross-border relationship amid Kokang conflict.

    Crime Kachin Lead Story News

    Kachin teachers: church wary of wrongful conviction

    Government investigators are looking to interrogate local youths about the murder of the two young teachers, but fears of a miscarriage of justice abound.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Govt rules out negotiating with Kokang rebels

    MNDAA blame Burmese army for Laogai violence as the government say they will “do everything that is necessary” to confront them.

    Kachin Lead Story News

    Kachin teachers: church and govt investigate

    A month on from the killings, investigations into the deaths of the Kachin schoolteachers appear to be drawing to a close.

    Lead Story Media Military News

    Suspect’s silence obstructs Par Gyi case

    Police investigators say they have been refused access to the key person of interest in legal inquiry into the journalist’s death.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan

    Kokang enlist allies’ help in fight against Burma army

    Armed ethnic groups join forces against the Burma Army as fighting continues in the Kokang Special Region.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan

    Two dead, children injured in Palaung clashes, say NGOs

    NGOs say that villagers have been displaced and fatalities suffered amid alleged attacks from the Burma army.

    Kachin Lead Story News

    Army denies murder of Kachin teachers

    The Burmese army have issued denials of involvement and threatened legal action for libel in the Kachin schoolteacher case.

    Lead Story News Shan Women's Issues

    Calls for investigation into Kachin teachers’ murder

    As the funeral gets underway, international condemnation and demands for a full investigation grow louder.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    Burmese army committed war crimes, says rights group

    “The romantic narrative of sweeping political change in Burma is inconsistent with the situation of ongoing war crimes and widespread impunity.”

    Human Rights Kachin Lead Story News

    NGOs call for govt probe on Roi Ja disappearance

    More than 120 civic organisations have petitioned the Burmese government to probe into the alleged abduction and disappearance of Sumlut Roi Ja in 2011.

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