Kachins rally at Burmese consulate in Chiang Mai
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Dozens of expatriate Kachin people staged a protest today in front of the Burmese consulate in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, calling...
Namtu struggles to cope with onslaught of IDPs
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Ongoing hostilities between Burmese government forces and ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State’s Mantong Township have compelled some 1,300 civilians to flee their...
Youth leaders ‘dissatisfied’ with Suu Kyi meeting
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A New Year’s Day meeting with Burma’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi fell flat when several ethnic representatives chose not to attend, while...
Villagers flee homes to avoid TNLA recruitment drive
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Hundreds of civilians in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township have reportedly fled their homes as Ta’ang rebels step up a program of forced recruitment...
Mongpan villager collapses, dies after land seizure dispute
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A 74-year-old villager in southern Shan State’s Mongpan Township reportedly collapsed and died yesterday after a construction company refused to pay compensation for land...
SNLD members still held by TNLA, says spokesman
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Five members of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), who were allegedly arrested by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) on Saturday, have...
Ethnic activists share views on ‘Terrorist’ vote
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On November 20, four of Burma’s ethnic armed groups – the Arakan Army (AA), Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA),...
Eastern Shan party will not contest by-elections
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The Eastern Shan State Development Democratic Party (ESSDDP) has said that it will not contest the upcoming bi-elections, which are slated to be held...
Shan State govt proclaims Northern Alliance ‘terrorists’
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The Shan State government passed a proposal today at an emergency meeting to categorize the Northern Alliance as a “terrorist organization.” The motion was proposed...
Civilians beaten, shot by govt troops in Lashio: SHRF
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Three villagers were badly beaten while another was shot by Burmese government troops during recent military maneuvers in Lashio Township, according to local watchdog...





