Shallow graves uncovered in Namtu Township
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The bodies of three local men have been discovered in shallow graves in Namtu Township. The cause of death is as yet unknown. According to...
Burmese soldiers admit in court to killing Mong Yaw men
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Seven Burmese soldiers were brought to a military court in Lashio on Tuesday in a landmark case, which has received national and international attention....
Laid-off Shan workers finally get compensated
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Some seven months after being laid off by the Perfetto Limited Partnership Company in northern Thailand, 100 Burmese migrant workers have finally received some compensation, although...
Mining operation exacerbates civilian abuse in Nam Ma, says SHRF
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The Burmese army and its allies arbitrarily arrest, torture and kill civilians as they bid to secure coal-mining concessions in the Nam Ma area...
Villager and daughter injured by landmine in Hsipaw
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A man and his eight-year-old daughter were seriously injured by a landmine explosion on Monday when they went into a forest to cut firewood...
Burma’s MI admits soldiers killed Lashio villagers
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Lt-Gen Mya Tun Oo, the serving chief of Burma’s military intelligence, confirmed yesterday that government soldiers were indeed responsible for the murder of five...
Lashio protesters call for end to killings
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More than a thousand local residents in northern Shan State’s Lashio Township on Saturday staged a protest demanding an end to the arbitrary killing...
Over 300 flee homes as TNLA-RCSS clashes continue
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More than 300 villagers in Hsipaw Township have fled their homes to escape repeated clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the...
One killed, 7 injured in Namtu blast
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At least one villager was killed and seven others injured when a device exploded in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township, according to local sources. Sai...
‘Twilight Over Burma’ screening cancelled in Thailand
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The Thailand International Film Destination Festival has cancelled the screening of Twilight Over Burma, a German TV movie about the marriage between a Shan...





