Burma tells Thailand to ‘clear out’ rebels
Tak governor says Burma has demanded the Thai government rout armed groups and search for Rangoon bomb suspects
Indian rebels on Burma talks agenda
Oct 13, 2009 (DVB), The insurgency along India's border with Burma is likely to feature highly in talks between Burmese officials and India's army chief now in Burma, the director[…]
UN to tackle Burma’s child soldier problem
Aug 5, 2009 (DVB), A United Nations team will visit Burma to pressure the ruling junta and armed ethnic groups to end use of child soldiers, as concern remains about[…]
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Landmine casualties in Burma double
July 16, 2009 (DVB), The number of people killed by landmines in Burma has increased in the last year while survivors face difficulties receiving adequate healthcare, said an anti-landmine campaign[…]
Burmese army troops defect to Karen group
July 15, 2009 (DVB), Around 70 members from two government-allied militia groups in Burma, along with two soldiers from the Burmese army, have reportedly defected to the opposition Karen National[…]
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Victims of the Great Dividing Game
Joseph AllchinJuly 3, 2009 (DVB), When the pro-Burmese junta Democratic Karen Buddhist Army commander San Pyone fell to an ambush on the Moei river last week, many assumed that he[…]
Features (OLD) Politics Uncategorized
Victims of the Great Dividing Game
Joseph AllchinJuly 3, 2009 (DVB), When the pro-Burmese junta Democratic Karen Buddhist Army commander San Pyone fell to an ambush on the Moei river last week, many assumed that he[…]
Teenager recruited by Burmese army
June 4, 2009 (DVB), A teenager who went missing after being arrested last year in Burma's central Bago division has been recruited by the army, his family said. Tin Myo[…]
Burmese army returns child soldiers
June 3, 2009 (DVB), The Burmese army has reportedly handed eight child soldiers back to their families in a ceremony in Rangoon attended by international monitoring bodies such as UNICEF[…]
Human rights group slams UN report on child soldiers
Apr 23, 2009 (DVB), A leading human rights watchdog has criticised a United Nations report for focusing too much attention on releases of child soldiers by the Burmese army whilst[…]
Army offensive to clear way for deep-sea port
Apr 9, 2009 (DVB), A border offensive this week against Burma's main armed opposition group is an attempt to clear the area of rebels prior to the construction of a[…]
Government troops attack rebel outpost
Apr 7, 2009 (DVB), Government military troops and fighters from a pro-junta ceasefire army attacked and captured an outpost close to a strategically important base of a prominent rebel group[…]
Burma urged to stop landmine use
Apr 3, 2009 (DVB), International organisations have called for a ban on the use of landmines in Burma, which is one of only 16 states never to have ratified an[…]
Naga villagers killed in rebel crossfire
Feb 25, 2009 (DVB), A clash broke out after an encounter between rival Naga rebel groups on the India-Burma border on 22 February, with reported deaths of villagers caught up[…]
PNLO strikes on military targets
Feb 20, 2008 (DVB), The PaO National Liberation Organisation launched strikes on two locations in southern Shan State on Sunday, and claimed more attacks would follow if the government fails[…]
Shan splinter cease-fire group goes underground
June 25, 2007 (DVB)
Nine reported dead after KNU attack on rival rebel truck
June 21, 2007 (DVB)
Karenni rebels jailed for 10 years
May 04, 2007 (DVB)