Naypyidaw has extended an olive branch to the Ta-ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), inviting the armed rebels to sign a separate bilateral ceasefire.
Author: NANG MYA NADI and AYE NAI
Farmer dies after self-immolation land protest
Myint Aung, 63, doused himself in gasoline and self-immolated after being told that a residential project was planned for land seized two decades ago.
By truck, by bike, by foot – the exodus from Laogai
“Hundreds of civil servants [and workers] fled the town and headed south by car or motorbike. Those without transportation simply began walking.”
Koh Tao murders: ‘Third man’ released, returning to Burma
A member of the Burmese embassy delegation at Tuesday’s hearing says he heard nothing in court that would implicate suspects Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin as murderers.
Koh Tao ‘murderers’ were tortured, says Burmese embassy lawyer
A lawyer contracted by the Burmese embassy to defend Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, who are accused of murdering two British tourists, said the men confessed to the crimes…
Karen rebels ordered to leave area near Thai-backed dam
The Burmese army has ordered the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army to move out of an area designated for a Thai-backed hydropower dam in eastern Burma or risk military action, rebels…