Gunmen Murder Family In Northern Shan State
Gunmen killed five members from the same family in northern Shan State, including a twelve-year-old. Ko Myo, from Volunteers Without Borders, a local civil society...
Grenade Found In Kyaukme Monastery
While cleaning a monastery in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township on Friday, monks uncovered a grenade in the facilities. The discovery occurred at around 10:30...
Naypyidaw, Telecoms Operators Block Websites of Three Ethnic Media Groups
Websites belonging to ethnic media groups—members of Burma News International (BNI)—have been blocked for days by internet data providers operating under a government order...
NO TO DAM BUILDING: Loud call to leave rivers in peace
On March 14, International Day of Action for Rivers, 23 countries' indigenous, together with thousands of river stewards, defenders, and allies called for the...
Burma Army Arrests Eastern Shan State Villagers Following Clashes With RCSS
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By YING YING / SHAN A village headman and his son were arrested by the Burma Army after government forces clashed with the Restoration...
Backhoe Driver Shot Dead in Broad Daylight in Muse
A man was shot and killed in the Burma-China border town of Muse in northern Shan State on Thursday morning, local sources said. Three as-yet...
Mong Kung Villagers Forced to Help Build Burma Army Camp
Villagers in Mong Kung Township, southern Shan State were forced to provide wood and bamboo to government troops who are building a military camp...
Restricted Access to Shan State Parliament Hinders Reporting, Journalists Say
Journalists in Shan State say they are facing difficulties getting news from parliamentary meetings. Khun Yazar, an executive member of the Taunggyi Journalist Association, said...
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF MEDIA: Abduction and torture of two journalists by Karen BGF
On March 4 the two reporters were abducted, tortured and later released at about 5 pm the following day, according to Colonel Saw Chit...
Government's soldiers searched the homes of villagers displaced from fighting in southern Shan State. Villagers from Koong Nyawng Hpahsa fled fighting between the Burma Army...
