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November 14, 2024
Junta Shelling Injures Two Children in Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region
November 14, 2024
Junta Using Its Soldiers’ Families as Human Shields
November 12, 2024
KNU Seizes Base Held by Myanmar Army for 70 Years
March 2, 2015
Burma Army Soldiers Loot Shan and Ta'ang Villages
The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) issued a statement alleging that Burma Army had looted villages near Laogai.
March 2, 2015
Fire Destroys Four Migrant School Boarding Houses – Mae Sot Authorities...
Four boarding houses of the Children Development Center (CDC), a migrant school on the Thai border town of Mae Sot, burnt to the ground on Wednesday...
February 24, 2015
No Quick Fix for an Ailing Health System
Phil Thornton —Ethnic communities have spent decades building vital services in the absence of government help, but there are now fears interference...
February 19, 2015
Migrant Schools Forced To Close As International Donors Withdraw
Parents and education service providers of migrant communities in the Thai border town of Mae Sot are struggling to continue sending their children...
Press Conference: The Long Road to Recovery: Ethnic and Community-Based Organisations Leading the Way to Better Health in Eastern Burma, at FCCT 19 February 2015 (Photo-U Soe Aung)
February 19, 2015
New Report – No Easy Cure For Burma’s Failed Health System
A new report by a network of ethnic community health organisations was released today at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Bangkok. The...
Minister Says Locals Should Be Compensated for Confiscated Land
February 16, 2015
Minister Says Locals Should Be Compensated for Confiscated Land
Hpa-an residents who lost 40 acres of their land to a construction project in the town’s industrial zone want compensation from the government for...
A dump truck operates at the S&K mine, part of the Monywa mining complex (Photo-Amnesty International)
February 16, 2015
Troubled Copper Mine a ‘Cautionary Tale’ for Myanmar Investors
On 22 December, a China-Myanmar joint venture developing a copper mine in central Myanmar announced that it had gained “broad community support” to...
February 9, 2015
Campaign Aims to Highlight Ongoing Human Rights Plight in Burma
A campaign by the Burma Campaign UK is trying to highlight ongoing human rights abuses in Burma. To make its point, Burma Campaign has delivered more...
Khu Oo Reh
February 9, 2015
UNFC Wants the KNU to Rejoin
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) wants the Karen National Union (KNU) to be part of its organisation. In a speech delivered by Khu Oo...
Father of deaf mute tortured to death by Burma Amy in Nam Lim Pa
February 9, 2015
After Burma Army Assault on Village – Bodies Found with Signs of Torture
The bodies of at least three villagers found in Nam Lim Pa, Kachin State, on 30th January show signs of torture, with the remains of another four...
February 9, 2015
KNU Stands with UNFC and NCCT on Nationwide Ceasefire
Padoh Saw Thamein Tun, a member of the Karen National Union (KNU)’s Central Executive Committee said that the KNU would never go alone and sign a...
February 5, 2015
Media Talk of Refugee Repatriation Is Wrong
Media reports this week that talks between the Burma and the Thai governments focused on repatriation of refugees sent fear and rumours through the...