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...
Locals Report Illegal Metal Mining in Danu Self-Administered Zone
Illegal mining for metals in the Danu Self-Administered Zone in southern Shan State has angered locals, who are demanding that the activities halt and...
Six Dead, 3 Million Yaba Pills Seized in Wa Drug Bust
Six people are dead and one has been taken into the custody of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) after a second shootout in...
CHILD SOLDIERS: Will government ratification of UN treaty end child soldiering?
As the civil war raged on in northern Shan and Rakhine or Arakan States, with no end in sight and ongoing bilateral ceasefire between...
Wa Army Announces Nearly 2 Million Yaba Pills Seized in Fatal Drug Bust
Two people are dead and eight were arrested by Wa forces following a shootout between United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers and alleged drug...
