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May 19, 2016
A unit of the Burma Army that has been involved in a series of clashes with the Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA), stands...
May 19, 2016
Five workers from a New Mon State Party (NMSP) owned sheep farm on Kaw Kun Lon Island in Ye Township who were detained by the Burma Navy were...
May 18, 2016
Locals from Kalaw village to Kawsar town, in Kawsar Township, southern Mon State are calling for compensation for areas of their land taken by the...
May 18, 2016
Three houses were burned down in a village in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State on 11 May while, according to local residents, the Burma Army and...
May 18, 2016
The UNAIDS country coordinator has urged the Myanmar government, legislative bodies and people, not to discriminate against the LGBT community and to...
May 18, 2016
The Burma Army has reportedly suffered heavy loses in recent heavy fighting against troops from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the...
Burma Army Soldiers
May 18, 2016
Over 500 residents fled from their homes in northern Shan State last week after the Burma Army launched air strikes against positions held by the...
Protestors in Ann Town call for peace in Arakan State
May 18, 2016
About 300 residents of Ann Town in Arakan State, where the Burma Army’s western command is based, staged a protest calling for an end to fighting in...
May 18, 2016
When the Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing declared quite recently that he was toeing the line of Aung San Suu Kyi’s 21st Century Panglong...
May 18, 2016
Locals of Belu Gyun Island have voiced concern over the daily transportation of automobiles using two attached motorboats between the seaport at...
Arakan students protesting outside Rangoon City Hall
May 17, 2016
Arakan students from Rangoon’s Dagon University protested in front of Rangoon City Hall calling for child refugees from Arakan State to be helped to...
May 17, 2016
The Arakan State Hluttaw (parliament) on 11 May unanimously approved a proposal to provide urgent assistance to refugees from war in Arakan State...