KAREN NEW YEAR MESSAGE: KNU Chairman outlined ethnic rights of self-determination
On 26 December 2019 Karen New Year Day, Karen National Union (KNU) Chairman Saw Mutu Say Poe in his felicitation letter to all Karen...
Myanmar’s landmine victims bound to increase as war goes on
On the heels of the “Landmine Monitor 2019” by Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor in November, a series of landmines exploded in Namhsan Township...
More Landmine Explosions Cause Fatalities, Injuries in Namhsan
A series of landmines exploded in Namhsan Township in northern Shan State this week, causing both casualties and injuries. “Landmines exploded at three different locations...
Migrant Workers in Thailand Demand Govt Enforce Labor Rights Protection Laws
Migrant workers from Burma in Thailand are demanding that the Thai government implement its existing laws guaranteeing a minimum wage and paid leave. Thong Kham,...
Hundreds of Lashio IDPs in Need of Food Aid
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More than 500 internally displaced people (IDPs) who have sought refuge in a village in Lashio Township, northern Shan State, are short on food...
GAMBIA VERSUS MYANMAR: International Court of Justice Blues
The three-day International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing from December 10 to 12 - in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the...
Shan Orgs Support Legal Action Against Burma at ICJ
Seventeen Shan civil society and community-based organizations spoke out this week in support of charges brought by Gambia against the Burmese state at the...
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...
