New IDPs Arrive in Kyaukme in Need of Aid
More internally displaced people (IDPs) arrived in Kyaukme town in northern Shan State on Tuesday night, due to the threat of fighting between the...
ETHNIC YEARLY ROUND-UP : Ethnic states in 2019
The Kachin, Shan and Arakan States continued to be bogged down in armed conflict, while Karen State also saw skirmishes due to Tatmadaw (Myanmar...
Consequences of Eastern Shan State Gold Mining ‘Getting Worse Everyday’
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Villagers in Tachileik District, eastern Shan State have had to relocate their homes as a result of negative environmental impact of gold mining on...
STATE-SPONSORED GENOCIDE LAWSUIT: EAOs and the Gambia lawsuit in ICJ
The Gambia's November 11 state-sponsored genocide lawsuit allegation in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has caused havoc and cacophony in Myanmar political landscape. It...
Amnesty International report revealed civilian sufferings caused by ethnic conflict
While Myanmar is faced with it biggest woe of having to appear before the International Court of Justice on charges of state-sponsored genocide scheduled...
Ongoing Clashes Displace More Than 1,000 People in Namhsan Township
Continued fighting between the Burma Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has forced more than 1,000 people from their homes in northern...
The husband of a school headmaster in southern Shan State’s Mong Kung Township stands accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl who stayed in...
SHOWDOWN IN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE: Sovereignty versus human rights?
Now that the State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has officially said that she will lead the legal team to confront the genocide accusation...
Peace Conference Will Be Held After Armed Forces Day
After meeting in Thailand ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) agreed to participate in the Union Peace Conference - 21st Panglong. The ten EAOs that are signatories...
RCSS Reaffirms ‘Commitment to NCA Path’
Representatives from the Burmese government and Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) held a meeting in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand on the...