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May 3, 2017
A number of rural families in southern Shan State’s Laikha Township are to be given back lands that were confiscated from them by the Burmese army...
Photo by local source- Villagers were injured during clashes between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township.
May 3, 2017
A villager was reportedly killed and three others injured as fighting broke out between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation...
May 3, 2017
The Mon State bridge, which has been the subject of controversy since the Union Parliament voted to change its name in March, has been open for a...
May 3, 2017
A Myanmar embassy official denied what he said were “rumors” about migrant workers being arrested or left stranded at the Myawaddy-Mae Sot border.
May 3, 2017
Slamming the government for a lack of transparency, local residents boycotted an April 29 meeting to discuss the Tigyit coal-fired power plant.
May 3, 2017
Angered over recent electricity price increases and frequent blackouts, over 200 people staged a protest on May 1 in Myawaddy township, Kayin State.
May 3, 2017
At a May 1 ceremony marking International Workers’ Day, activists in Thailand demanded better conditions for Myanmar migrant workers.
May 3, 2017
The Sri Lankan coastguard intercepted a boat carrying 30 Rohingya refugees and two Indian nationals on April 30, according to a spokesperson for the...
May 2, 2017
Today workers around the world take to the streets to commemorate May Day and to show their solidarity for their hard fought rights and to continue...
May 2, 2017
Villagers demanded the return of their land, confiscated by the Burma Army, with members of the Karen State Ceasefire Joint Monitoring Committee –...
May 2, 2017
A number of rural families in southern Shan State’s Laikha Township are to be given back lands that were confiscated from them by the Burmese army...
May 2, 2017
Some 30 local residents of Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State marched through the streets on Thursday, demanding the return of lands which were...