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About 60 community leaders from Ho Pang, Kunlong, Lashio, Tangyan and Hsenwi protest against the Naung Pha dam, August 21, 2016 (Photo-SHRF)
August 25, 2016
A controversial Chinese dam project in Shan State has been given the go-ahead, as local human rights organisations warned that the development could...
August 24, 2016
A workshop for teachers and public servants to raise awareness on landmines and other explosive remnants of war is currently underway in Karen State...
August 24, 2016
Three ethnic armed organizations not recognized by the previous military backed government as part of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement have said...
August 23, 2016
The Karen National Union (KNU) said it is taken action to curb the sale and use of drugs in its controlled area.
August 23, 2016
Concerned about a series of dams planned along the Salween River, the Save the Salween Network has raised objections to the formation of the...
August 22, 2016
Residents of Hpa-an gathered for a rally to show their support for the upcoming Union Peace Conference (called 21st Century Panglong Conference).
August 19, 2016
Karen students from village schools in Kungyangone Township in the Rangoon Region are to be taught their mother language, but outside official school...
Students attend the opening ceremony of Tak Community College in Mae Sot.
August 17, 2016
A Thai foundation that provides support for community initiatives has opened a college for Burmese migrant students in the Thai border town Mae Sot...
August 17, 2016
The winner of the 2015 Padoh Mahn Sha Young Leader Award, is Sa Shine, a youth educator from the Hpa-an Youth Network. Sa Shine was presented with...
August 16, 2016
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army is still waiting for State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to reply to its formal request to join the Union Peace...
August 16, 2016
The delay in the National Electrification Project (NEP) has caused villagers to doubt it will become a reality, but they are worried that the second...
August 16, 2016
A lance corporal and platoon commander from the Karen National Union’s Kawkareik police force was attacked and killed by a man wielding a sword. The...