Soldier shot at vehicle killing one passenger when driver failed to stop immediately at a checkpoint in Shan State.
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Burmese soldier jailed for raping disabled Kachin girl
Private Kaung Bo Bo of the 567th Infantry Battalion was found guilty by Muse District Court on two charges for the rape and kidnapping of a 14-year-old Kachin girl.
ILO to begin Burma child soldier campaign
Feb 12, 2010 (DVB)-The International Labour Organisation will begin circulating leaflets on forced labour and child solider recruitment across Burma, but not before it is passed through the regime’s notorious…
Burma's double-edged sword
Release by Burmese army of child soldier after international press coverage is a small glimmer of hope in an otherwise totalitarian media society
ILO to be 'more proactive, not reactive' in Burma
Jan 7, 2010 (DVB), The International Labour Organisation is looking to change its approach to dealing with issues of child soldiers and forced labour in Burma, with a top-level ILO…
Child soldier sentenced for deserting
Sept 23, 2009 (DVB), The family of two underage children forcibly recruited into the Burmese army last year have filed a complaint to a UN body after both were punished…