A final group of around 50 IDPs went back to their village, glad to be returning but concerned about future fighting. All internally displaced...
Youth Efforts Lead to Recognition of Saopha’s Tomb
After three years of maintenance work, young people erect a signboard at the tomb of Laikha hereditary prince Sao Noom. Young people in Laikha,...
Unknown Attacker Targets Namtu Village Headman
The perpetrator threw a grenade from a motorbike at the headman’s house, injuring two bystanders. A bomb blast on the grounds of the home...
CRPP REVIVAL: 1990 elected MPs geared to form new political party
As the 2020 election is just around the corner and only a year away every political party in Burma is gearing up and preparing...
Militia Member Shoots Two Children in Hsihseng Township
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The man walked into a monastery and shot two nine-year old boys while they slept. A member of a militia group shot and killed...
Hundreds in Northern Shan State Protest for Return of Farmland Seized by Army
The land was taken in 1990 and unused portions are being sold block by block by the Tatmadaw, locals say. More than 200 farmers...
TATMADAW DAY: General Soe Win speech outlined military’s rigid position
As the peace negotiation talks floundered, due to the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Army) heavy-handedness to the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs), the edginess of the latter...
MEDIA ROW: AA and Tatmadaw engaged in fake war and public intimidation accusations
Lately, a row erupted between the Arakan Army (AA) and Tatmadaw not on the battlefield as has been the case quite intensively for the...
After Army Attacks, Tension Remains High In Northern Shan State
“With so many armed groups operating in the area, it's difficult to know who is attacking who,” said one IDP. The Myanmar Army used combat...
Namtu Township Houses Burn Down After Being Hit by Shells
The shells were fired during clashes between the Burma Army and joint forces of the SSPP/SSA and the TNLA. Two houses burned down after...
