News

September 29, 2016
During his first visit to Kachin State the U.S. Ambassador, Scot Marciel, told internally displaced persons (IDPs) that he would report to the U.S...
AAPP Discussion on Prison Reform
September 29, 2016
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) launched its report on reforming the prison system at a ceremony held at the Royal Rose...
Meeting Between the Peace Commission and the DPN in Chiang Mai
September 28, 2016
A Burmese government Peace Commission delegation met with the Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN), which represents members of the United...
ntrance to Heinda Mine in Tanintharyi Region where mining has been suspended due to environmental damage caused by the mine
September 28, 2016
Padoh Saw Kae Le, the head of the Karen National Union (KNU) Mining Department called for close supervision of mining in KNU areas.
A Claymore Mine
September 28, 2016
Though Border Guard Forces (BGF) claim to now control the road between Myaing Gyi Ngu and Mae Tha Wor refugees from Mae Tha Wor are still facing...
September 27, 2016
The Karen Women's Empowerment Group (KWEG) held a ceremony to celebrate International Peace Day at Kan Thar Oo Hall in the Karen State capital Hpa-an...
Burma Army aircraft attacking a KIA camp on 23 September
September 27, 2016
Following two weeks of fighting between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kachin State the Burma Army launched jet fighter and...
Refugees Listen to KNU Representatives (Photo Courtesy of KNU)
September 27, 2016
The Karen National Union (KNU)’s vice-chair Padoh Naw Zipporah Sein visited Mae La, the largest Burmese refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border and...
September 27, 2016
A drug gang beat Burmese Police after they arrested a major drug dealer of the Indawgyi area of Kachin State with alleged connections to high-ranking...
Burma Army soldiers raid Sar Maw IDP camp
September 26, 2016
The Burma Army raided an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp located inside a Kachin Baptist church compound in Sar Maw Village on the Myitkyina...
Refugees in Myaing Gyi Ngu. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
September 26, 2016
In response to displacements following recent armed clashes in Kayin State, around 4000 people who took refuge in Myaing Gyi Ngu have received urgent...
A landslide in July 2015 on Kalay-Falam-Haka Road, disrupted transport in Falam Township and surrounding areas. Photo: Bik Lian
September 26, 2016
France has allocated € 1.4 M to improve food security in Rakhine and Kachin States and to contribute rebuilding livelihoods in Chin State in 2016,...