The incident occurred in an area where rival ethnic armed groups engaged in major clashes earlier this year.
Day: April 26, 2016
Gambira sentenced to six months with hard labour
The sentence, handed down today in Mandalay, was denounced by the former monk who led the 2007 Saffron Revolution.
Man wanted in hostage-taking incident in Rangoon
Police are looking for a man who escaped with a 5-million-kyat ransom after holding a girl hostage in her home in Rangoon’s Kyimyindaing Township.
Air Force helicopter crashes near Meikhtila
Two pilots survived the crash, which involved a recommissioned Bell-206 helicopter used as a trainer aircraft.
ANP, ALP urge end to hostilities in Arakan
The largest ethnic party in parliament and a signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement want the Burmese army to end its offensive in Arakan State.
The hidden menace of landmines continues to haunt Burma’s conflict zones
Across Burma, landmines pose a daily threat, but five years after the transition to democracy began, there is still no official clearance programme.