Ex-president pioneer of free press in Burma
From 1962 up to 2011, Burma or Myanmar was a pariah state in every sense of the word. But this perception has drastically changed...
Kyaukme Woman Found Dead at Namkham River Port
Locals said she had gone to seek work in China and was on her way home. Locals found the body of a woman at...
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DVB reporter Khun Zaw Oo was engaged in a labor rights investigation when he was taken into custody in Lashio for driving an unlicensed...
Tatmadaw Arrest of Villager for Alleged RCSS Links is an NCA Violation, Rights Group Says
RCSS calls military charges against Shan civilians ‘absurd.’ Burma Army soldiers arrested a 52-year-old man from eastern Shan State’s Mong Pyin Township late last...
Energy Forum Participants Demand a Say in Shan State Energy Policy
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‘Burma has an energy policy. There is no energy policy in our Shan State,’ a forum organizer said. “What I want to suggest is that...
One Dead, Two Wounded in Shooting of Cattle Truck Convoy in Kyaukme
Attacks on cattle trucks are not uncommon in northern Shan State. “When we arrived, we saw that the driver had been killed. We sent...
Shan Rights Group Calls for Justice for Villagers Abused By Tatmadaw
A villager was beaten after being accused of working for a Shan armed group, SHRF says. The authorities should take action against government soldiers...
Malaysian PM speaks for the oppressed Rohingya
Recently on July 26, in an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency in the capital Ankara during his tightly packed four-day official visit to Turkey...
THE SHOWDOWN BEGINS: Constitutional amendment debacles
Following the July 15, 45-member constitutional reform committee submission to the Union Parliament, in a report which includes over 3,700 recommendations covering 457 provisions...
Tangyan Monastery Burns Down After Solar Panel Failure
With poor electricity access in the area, it is the fifth monastery to burn down this way. A monastery in the village of Lon...
