Border Dispute Arises Over Mysterious Trench in Namkham
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Locals and authorities in Namkham, northern Shan State, have been puzzled following an incident where four men—believed to be Chinese nationals—dug a ditch on...
Five Arrested, Charged With Impersonating Police in Laukkai
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Police arrested five individuals who were reportedly impersonating Burmese police officers in Laukkai Township, in the Kokang Self-Administered Region of northern Shan State on...
Burma Army, TNLA Fight in Kutkai Township
The Burma Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) clashed in northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township on Wednesday morning, reportedly leading to casualties...
FOREIGN AID: A row has broken out between government and EAOs on developmental help
As if to restart the stagnated peace negotiation process stalled more than a year is not difficult enough to overcome, on behalf of the...
NCA-Signatory EAOs Oppose Govt Demand to Report Aid
Ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) signatory to Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have come out against a recent government statement that they must report international...
Young Couple Injured by Artillery Shell Fire in Hsenwi
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A 20-year-old pregnant woman and her 25-year-old husband were injured when an artillery shell hit Hsenwi town in northern Shan State on Friday morning. The...
VISA ON ARRIVAL: A discrimination act for former Myanmar citizens?
Tourists from six countries, Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Russia, can now enter Myanmar with no requirement for pre-arranged approval. Accordingly, tourists can make...
Nam Ma Locals Take a Stand Against Dam Company Officials
Locals refused to meet officials on Thursday from a company set to build a hydropower dam on the Nam Ma River in Hsipaw, northern...
Woman Killed in Another Kyaukme Tea Farm Landmine Accident
A landmine explosion on a tea farm killed a woman and injured her husband this week in Kyaukme Township. The couple—Nang Nguen and Sai Thein—accidentally...
NATION-BUILDING DEBACLE: Failure of Burmanization through institutionalized assimilation
When the three Karen activists Naw Ohn Hla, Saw Elbert Cho and Sa Thein Zaw Min were released, due to the fact that they...





