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August 2, 2019
The newly funded projects will be built in areas controlled by signatories to Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. Japan’s Nippon Foundation has...
August 1, 2019
The Burma Army’s latest spate of arrests has raised fears of growing instability in Rakhine State. Local people and MPs in Rakhine State are calling...
August 1, 2019
The figure is far in excess of the government’s estimate of just 1,400. A civil society organization (CSO) based in Rakhine State says that there are...
August 1, 2019
Low pay and income insecurity are forcing many Mon national teachers to quit their jobs. Mon schools operating under the auspices of the New Mon...
July 30, 2019
The Kachin State People’s Party says it will fight for all of the state’s ethnic groups, not just the Kachin. The Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP...
July 29, 2019
The group says it has clashed with government forces 60 times since the ceasefire was first declared at the end of last year. An ethnic armed...
July 29, 2019
The Mon Unity Party says it hopes to triple the percentage of women in its ranks ahead of next year’s elections. The Mon Unity Party (MUP), which was...
July 27, 2019
The party says it wants to find solutions to land-related problems that are hurting the state’s native inhabitants. The Kachin National Congress (KNC...
July 26, 2019
Activists say they fear the month-old blackout has been used to hide rights abuses in the conflict-affected townships. Human rights activists and...
July 26, 2019
The latest casualty is a man who died after being shot in the head by Burma Army forces earlier this week. A total of 63 ethnic Rakhine civilians...
July 25, 2019
The United Nations special envoy on human rights in Burma said she was distressed and terrified by some of the reports she heard. Yanghee Lee, the...
July 25, 2019
The man is the latest civilian casualty in a conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 60 noncombatants since the start of the year. A man is...