Story Archive
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.
2019-08-15
Rebels fire heavy guns at a military academy in retaliation for government army campaigns.
2019-08-13
Relatives, local politicians fear the detainees face threat of torture by the feared government military.
2019-08-12
Many residents, poor to begin with, have lost everything, and more rainfall is forecast for Mon state.
2019-08-09
State legislator Hla Thein Aung has been turned away twice while trying to enter the conflict area.
2019-08-09
Six of the individuals were deported from Singapore for fund-raising activities.
2019-08-08
The warring armies disagree over the number of soldiers killed and injured.
2019-08-08
Officials say the trade has been wiped out, but visits to local markets in Mongla proves otherwise.
2019-08-07
The displaced Shan and Palaung residents of Tangyan township seek shelter in Buddhist monasteries.
2019-08-07
The bodies of the two stabbed men are found in a river in Kyauktaw township.
2019-08-07
The visitors manhandle jade and wooden carvings and do not follow hotel rules, they say.
