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A billboard stating that Myanmar’s military does not recruit children under the age of 18 / The Irrawaddy
October 7, 2019
CHILD SOLDIERS: Will government ratification of UN treaty end child...
As the civil war raged on in northern Shan and Rakhine or Arakan States, with no end in sight and ongoing bilateral ceasefire between the National...
Photo by – Nyi Rang facebook
October 7, 2019
Wa Army Announces Nearly 2 Million Yaba Pills Seized in Fatal Drug Bust
Two people are dead and eight were arrested by Wa forces following a shootout between United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers and alleged drug...
October 4, 2019
Thai, Burmese Companies Begin Controversial Mong Kok Coal Mining Project
Thai and Burmese companies have begun exploratory digging in preparation to jointly operate a coal mine in the Mong Kok area of eastern Shan State’s...
Gas Pipeline through northern Shan state
October 3, 2019
Mega project impacts on life of local people
There are full of gun-smoke on other side of Hsipaw town, where is the root of famous “Twilight Over Burma” movie. People have automatically felt...
October 3, 2019
Police Officers Remain in Armed Group Custody in Northern Shan State
Four police officers reportedly remain in the custody of an as-yet unconfirmed armed group in Tarmohnye sub-township of northern Shan State’s Kutkai...
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The Irrawaddy /Security personnel stand guard at an intersection in Naypyitaw on 19 Sept 19
October 1, 2019
BOMBING ALERT: Burma security threat alert real or fabricated?
These days, Burma or Myanmar security threat is being discussed as an issue within the government that has to be tackle seriously and not just a...
Photo Credit to VOA / NLD meeting – 21-22 September in Yangon
September 30, 2019
NLD’S ETHNIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: Is the formation a recipe to win or self-...
On September 22, the National League for Democracy (NLD) announced at a press conference following its Ethnic Affairs Committee meeting, in Yangon,...
Photo by SHAN: the scale of a pangolin used as necklace for Shan children which is believed to be protected from bad spirits.
September 27, 2019
Investigation: Shan State’s Pangolins Threatened With Extinction
Shan children in rural communities have long been seen wearing flat, shell-like pendants on their necks, a hole cut into its surface and hung from a...
Soe Lwin | Frontier frontiermyanmar.net
September 27, 2019
Ethnic Parties Doubt Joint Committee’s Ability to Amend 2008 Constitution
This month has seen membership of a joint committee tasked with amending Burma’s military-drafted 2008 Constitution shrink. The shift has raised...
Photo by – ကွတ်ခိုင် ပရဟိတ အဖွဲ့ | Kutkai IDP
September 27, 2019
Hundreds of Villagers Flee Kutkai Fighting
More than 400 people have fled their homes due to clashes near Kon Hser village in Kutkai Township, northern Shan State. Forces belonging to the...
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facebook.com/nrpc.myanmar: NRPC holds peace dialogue with ethnic armed groups in Kengtung 17 Sep, 2019
September 23, 2019
BILATERAL CEASEFIRE TALKS: Aftermath of the second Kengtung meeting
On September 17, the Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B) and the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC), which included the military or...
September 20, 2019
Houses burglarized in Nam Khur village when villagers have fled
Houses have been burglarized in Nam Khur village in Namhsan township when villagers have fled their home during the clashes in Namhsan township in...