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July 4, 2016
The use and sale of illicit drugs in Karen State is a new obstacle that needs to be overcome, said a state-level MP calling for an anti-drug program...
June 30, 2016
Attempted suicide rates at Mae La, the largest refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border are higher than at other camps, with three suicides attempted...
June 30, 2016
Burma’s new Government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National league for Democracy party, is in a position to repeal a swathe of colonial-era laws that...
June 29, 2016
The Burma Army is engaging in “systemic torture” of civilians, a report by the Ta’ang Women’s Organisation (TWO) has found.
June 28, 2016
A Karen National Union controlled checkpoint is fuelling tension between the Burma Army in southern Burma.
June 28, 2016
The Karen National Union’s Taw Oo [Taungoo] district burned seized methamphetamine pills worth 400 million Kyat (around USD $350,000) in an event to...
June 27, 2016
A prosthetic leg production center has been set up in Klo Yaw Lay area of Hlaingbwe Township on June 20, with the coordination of Kawthoolei...
June 27, 2016
Refugees at Mae La, the largest Burmese refugee camp in Thailand, have urged the Thai and Burmese governments not to forcibly send refugees on the...
June 27, 2016
Thailand’s Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha was reported as saying that the Burma government needs more time to put in place a process to...
June 23, 2016
Villagers in Karen State are less than ecstatic that more than 232 acres of farmland, confiscated by the Burma Army and other government officials...
June 23, 2016
The Women’s League of Burma (WLB) called on the Burma Army to stop offensives and military expansion in ethnic areas before holding the 21st Century...
June 21, 2016
The Karen Women’s Organisation released a statement to commemorate the 2016 World Refugee Day and said that despite recent positive changes in Burma...
