Gunman Kills Retired Military Captain
Suspects involved in the killing remain at large. A retired military captain was killed at about 7 pm yesterday in Kyaukme in Myanmar's restive northern...
Sittwe returnee monks’ interrogation shows government’s angst of rising Arakan nationalism
When the authorities consisting police and immigration officials detained and interrogated a large number of returnee monks from Sittwe, Arakan State, to prove whether...
One Killed, Two Injured in Hsipaw Landmine Blast
Both RCSS and SSPP blame one another for placing the mine in the area. The headman of Nam Maw Lon village in northern Shan...
Kyaukme Locals Worried About Health Impacts of Coal Mining
The air and water quality has been affected over the last 10 years, villagers say. After more than 10 years of coal mining in northern...
Thousands More Hsipaw Residents Call on Shan Forces to Meet for Peace Talks
The petition from villagers in See Thao tract follows one from Ner Makhaw earlier in January. More than 3,000 people now internally displaced (IDPs) in...
Civilian Injured by Shrapnel as Fighting Flares in Hsipaw
The RCSS and SSPP were fighting nearby, although it is unknown which group’s weapons hit the 22-year-old man. A 22-year-old man suffered serious injuries...
Hsipaw IDP Dies in Motorbike Accident Fleeing From Clashes
45-year-old Aik Lut was from Khai Hio village, and hit a tree while rushing to take refuge in a nearby monastery. A 45-year-old man died...
Hundreds of Mongpan IDPs ‘Return Home in Fear’
The IDPs had taken refuge in a Wa-controlled area, and were reportedly ordered by the Burma Army to go back to Mongpan. More than...
Hsipaw Locals Alarmed by Gunshots Near Village
The sound of gunfire around 20 miles south of Hsipaw town leaves villagers concerned for their safety. Villagers are on high alert following the...
Burma Army Orders Mongpan IDPs to Return Home: Local Sources
‘I want to return home only after the situation is really stable in our area,’ said a displaced person in Langkhur. More than 70 internally...