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December 5, 2018
The KNU released a statement declaring the road as a military extension, rather than a project to serve the citizens in the area. The Karen National...
December 5, 2018
Shots were allegedly fired by plain clothed gunmen. Three members of People’s Militia Forces (PMFs) were killed and two more were wounded after shots...
IDPs Worried Land Will be Grabbed Under New Law
December 4, 2018
‘I feel that IDPs are being abused again because of this new land management law,’ said one displaced man from Kachin State. Internally displaced...
December 3, 2018
Villagers wait to see if the man’s legs need to be amputated. A 33-year-old villager sustained serious injuries to his legs after stepping on a...
November 28, 2018
‘The government cannot effectively solve this problem of armed conflict,’ says one Shan State MP. More than 300 internally displaced people (IDPs)...
November 28, 2018
The Mon State government will provide 50 million kyats (US$31,300) for the upcoming 72nd Mon National Day commemoration in early 2019, officials said...
November 28, 2018
Ta’ang and Shan political parties say that civilians are bearing the brunt of recent clashes in northern Shan State. Ethnic political parties are...
November 27, 2018
Five men were killed and one million methamphetamine pills were seized in a clash between Thai authorities and suspected drug traffickers. Five men...
November 27, 2018
Fighting in 2016 drove farmers into the town, where they remain trapped in a cycle of daily labor and rent costs. Locals in Mong Ko on the Burma-...
Locals describe their struggles with displacement, physical abuse, and disruptions to agricultural practices amid increased fighting.
November 17, 2018
Civil society organizations, political parties, and armed groups have said that armed conflict is increasing in northern Shan State, and has been on...
U Min Htin Aung Han will retain his position as a Mon State parliamentarian.
November 16, 2018
The Mon State committee of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party dismissed a state parliamentarian from his post as a township-level...
November 16, 2018
Two vacant MP positions—including the security and border affairs minister—are expected to be appointed. The Mon State parliament will hold an...