Lead Story News Politics Rohingya
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.
Bullet Points Ethnic issues News Politics
Thousands of civilians remain displaced by the conflict between a DKBA splinter group and the joint Tatmadaw-Border Guard Force contingent in Karen State.
Two Kachin pastors detained by the Burma Army have been charged under the Unlawful Associations Act, according to the President’s Office.
China is extending its considerable influence in Wa State, a self-administered statelet in Burma the size of Belgium
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.
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
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.
Kachin Lead Story Military News
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.
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
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
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
UEC Chairman Tin Aye has banned political parties from campaigning in military barracks in the lead-up to the general elections later this year.
Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
Fighting has broken out in Kachin State between the KIA and Burmese army forces. DVB speaks to a KIA Major to find out more.
Chin Ethnic issues Lead Story News
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.
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
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.
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
Fighting between government troops and some armed groups appears to have decreased in Burma’s restive north eastern region.
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
A Burmese delegation pays a visit to Yunnan Province to discuss refugees and the cross-border relationship amid Kokang conflict.
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
MNDAA blame Burmese army for Laogai violence as the government say they will “do everything that is necessary” to confront them.
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
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
Armed ethnic groups join forces against the Burma Army as fighting continues in the Kokang Special Region.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan
NGOs say that villagers have been displaced and fatalities suffered amid alleged attacks from the Burma army.
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
As the funeral gets underway, international condemnation and demands for a full investigation grow louder.
“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
More than 120 civic organisations have petitioned the Burmese government to probe into the alleged abduction and disappearance of Sumlut Roi Ja in 2011.
