The Burmese government and military are “weaponising” aid access in Kachin State, which could amount to war crimes, according to a new report released by Fortify Rights.
Lead Story News Politics Rohingya
With 1.2 million refugees originating from Burma and tens of thousands more uprooted inside the country, the Southeast Asian nation was the source of the fourth-largest population of displaced people worldwide at the end of 2017, a new report by the UN refugee agency.
We need to control those coming to Myanmar, and make sure they follow the rules.”
Kachin Lead Story Military News
Ministry of Home Affairs says the bodies had “penetration wounds on the left cheek” and the backs of their heads had “exploded”.
Interview Kachin Lead Story News
DVB sat down with Khon Ja to reflect on the year gone by and what the outlook for 2018 looks like in Kachin State.
Kachin Lead Story Military News
A Burmese army battalion was camped nearby, and soldiers from that unit have always been suspected of involvement.
Human Interest Lead Story News
Three Burmese men will set out to climb Hkakabo Razi in an attempt to not only reach the peak of the sub-Himalayan mountain but to accurately record its precise height.
Conflict Lead Story Military News
A damning new report from Amnesty International paints a picture of northern Burma in which the military continues to act with impunity, accused of human rights abuses tantamount to war crimes just weeks after the appointment of a UN fact-finding mission to probe such concerns.
Kachin Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
A local NLD MP told DVB that her main agenda is to discuss issues relevant to negotiating a peace deal with the various ethnic groups.
Hot News’ Bhamo-based correspondent Oo Oo Nyein said he was first sued for defamation by a local militia over his reports on cattle rustling.
Two Kachin pastors detained by the Burma Army have been charged under the Unlawful Associations Act, according to the President’s Office.
Neighbourhood watch groups are formed in the lawless jade mining town following two murders in broad daylight.
UN special rapporteur Yanghee Lee gave a sombre review of Burma’s human rights progress after her second tour of the country under the NLD government.
Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
According to the Burmese military chief’s office, the base in Mansi had been a major hub for smuggling timber and cattle to “a neighbouring country”.
Burmese troops says they uncovered documents in Mongko suggesting that at least two fighters had recently crossed the Chinese border.
Human Rights Kachin Lead Story News
“The pattern of Burma Army abuse and impunity is the same as under the previous government, while the offensives have worsened.”
Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News
The protestors issued a list of six points, including a demand to permit day-labourers forage freely through mounds of soil dumped by mining companies.
“The Myanmar Tatmadaw [armed forces] consistently hinders food transportation to the most needed area in Kachin State,” says JST.
Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
The Kia says its frontline outpost in Myitkyina District was attacked by two fighter jets as Burmese ground troops simultaneously launched artillery strikes.
Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
Hundreds of people gathered in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina on Monday to call on the Burmese army to end its offensive against the KIA.
Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
Government forces in northern Burma are continuing to close in on Kachin Independence Army (KIA) positions in Waingmaw Township, southeast of Myitkyina.
A policeman was injured in the melee when more than 20 men broke free a suspect caught by police with a stash of drugs in a forest.
Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News
Burma’s billion-dollar jade industry needs a reformed legal framework to release it from the grip of the military elites, drug lords and crony companies, says British transparency watchdog.
Kachin Lead Story Logging News
Minister tells parliament plans are afoot to form a taskforce to crack down effectively on any logging operations in the area.
Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
KIA spokesman Col. Naw Bo told DVB that Burmese troops had launched assaults on frontline outposts in Waingmaw Township and a security post near Laiza.
Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
According to an international watchdog, Burma is the third-worst country in the world for landmine casualties.
Conflict Human Rights Lead Story News
ND-Burma says it has accounted for 98 human rights violations between January and June this year, already more than 84 throughout last year.
Conflict Lead Story Natural resources News
Fighting between government troops and the KIA forces hundreds of people to flee gold-mining sites in Kachin State’s Kamaing Township.
Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News
“They were tied to bamboo poles and tortured. And they were warned not to scavenge on a ‘Kachin’ site.”
Crime Lead Story Military News
Military news report says that a scuffle broke out as the four men tried to overwhelm the soldiers and seize their firearms, resulting in an unintentional discharge.
