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Ethnic leaders weigh in on Kachin conflict
After the fall of the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) final hill station outside Laiza last weekend, DVB asked a group of the country’s ethnic...
Officials apologise over mislabelled photo
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State media officials issued a public apology on Thursday for mistakenly using a photo from a recent airplane crash in eastern Burma as evidence of a mine attack by Kachin rebels
Democracy, Suu Kyi and ethnic rights in Burma
While the Burmese army continues to heavily shell Laiza and tens of thousands of Kachin civilians languish in internal displacement camps, Suu Kyi has come under fire for her silence on their plight
Dozens detained for ‘unlawful’ contact with Kachin rebels
Dozens of people were arrested and tortured by security forces in northern Burma last year, for allegedly having “unlawful” contact with the Kachin Independence Army
China ups weapons transfers to Wa army
China has carried out its first transfer of armoured vehicles to the UWSA in what may be a bid by Beijing to use the powerful group as a source of leverage in Burma as the government develops stronger ties with the US
How feudal imperialism continues to destroy the Union of Burma
The government’s ongoing war against the Kachin continues to demonstrate that the country's leaders are more interested in empire building than nation building
