Story Archive
2019-09-09
The army denies that it dropped the complaint against Rev. Hkalam Samson on account of growing international pressure.
2019-09-06
Officials discuss adding barbed wire to camps, preparing to relocate 100,000 to Bhashan Char island.
2019-09-06
Paul Lu gave a broken scale to his sentencing judge to underscore distrust of justice system.
2019-09-06
Aung Ko Htway was jailed for two years after describing his ordeal to RFA in an interview.
2019-09-05
'No other armed groups' were in Ooyinthar village during two days of fires, a witness says.
2019-09-04
Northern Alliance troops are suspected in the attack, which left vehicles ablaze Tuesday night on the Kutkai-Muse road.
2019-09-04
Land-rights activist known as Billy disappeared a day before he was to testify against parks chief.
2019-09-03
Government troops launch aerial attacks on Northern Alliance targets.
2019-09-03
Use of the National Verification Cards signals acceptance of unwanted status as 'foreigners,' Rohingya say.
2019-09-03
Mobile phone providers also told to stop selling SIM cards to refugees, official says.
2019-08-30
Villagers say they were underpaid for their land when the project began.
2019-08-29
Proposal comes a week after collapse of second attempt to return thousands of refugees to Myanmar.
2019-08-29
HRW says Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi should never have been arrested.
2019-08-29
The meeting in Shan state’s Kengtung comes amid intensified fighting in major conflict areas.
2019-08-29
Defense plans to appeal to Thailand’s king to prevent execution.
2019-08-28
Rev. Hkalam Samson had appealed to Trump to take action against religious persecution in Myanmar.
2019-08-28
Local police are investigating the incident to make sure the mine was operating according to law.
2019-08-27
Meanwhile, a mortar shell blast kills one civilian, injures another amid fighting in northeastern Shan state.
2019-08-26
The Northern Alliance warns civilians to stay off roads in conflict zones.
2019-08-23
They say no plans for compensation have been explained to them, as the date for start on the work draws near.
2019-08-23
Government military fighter jets launch air attacks, helicopters hit targets near the Laymyo River.
2019-08-23
Rapes by army were done to "intimidate, terrorise and punish the civilian population and as a tactic of war,” says the UN report.
2019-08-22
‘Nobody turned up’ at collection point for refugees in neighboring Bangladesh.
2019-08-22
China urges ethnic armies to stop fighting as conflict threatens stability in border areas.
2019-08-21
The Rohingya refugees ‘have every reason to fear for their safety if they return,’ says Human Rights Watch.
2019-08-21
The killings in Lashio township follow a recent flare-up of violence in the long-running Shan state wars.
2019-08-20
Bridge restored after fierce fighting in Shan state had disrupted a trade route to China.
2019-08-16
The government says the Aug. 15 assaults killed nine troops, three policemen, and three civilians.
2019-08-16
Most crosses the border untaxed, with little left for sale now in local markets, sources say.
2019-08-16
Rohingya leaders express astonishment and worry over repatriation, saying they were not consulted.
