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DVB Roadshow: The children of Bhamo’s brickworks
On this week’s episode of DVB’s Doh Pyay Doh Myay Roadshow, the team travels to Bhamo, the riverside staging post between Kachin and Shan States.
Kachins flee to displacement camps following military clashes in Bhamo
A fresh wave of hostilities between the Burmese army and the Kachin Independence army in the northern region’s Bhamo district has forced hundreds of residents to flee to displacement camps in recent weeks.
Burmese journalist sued, threatened after logging, cattle-rustling reports
Hot News’ Bhamo-based correspondent Oo Oo Nyein said he was first sued for defamation by a local militia over his reports on cattle rustling.
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Burmese army captures 3 bases from Kachin rebels
According to the Burmese military chief’s office, the base in Mansi had been a major hub for smuggling timber and cattle to “a neighbouring country”.
ABSDF calls for release of comrade Min Htay
One of the Burmese student army’s northern branch leaders was arrested on 30 December for allegedly liaising with the outlawed Kachin Independence Organisation.
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Burmese military deployed air strikes, say Kachin rebels
The Kia says its frontline outpost in Myitkyina District was attacked by two fighter jets as Burmese ground troops simultaneously launched artillery strikes.
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Hundreds join vigil for peace in Kachin State
Hundreds of people gathered in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina on Monday to call on the Burmese army to end its offensive against the KIA.
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Burma army launch artillery attacks on Kachin outposts near Laiza
KIA spokesman Col. Naw Bo told DVB that Burmese troops had launched assaults on frontline outposts in Waingmaw Township and a security post near Laiza.
Lead Story News Rangoon Religion
Monks vent fury after minister’s ‘We don’t need Ma-Ba-Tha’ comment
The storm centers on a statement Chief Minister of Rangoon made to exiled Burmese while in Singapore recently.
‘Golden’ weather phenomenon baffles villagers
Villagers say they have been baffled by the appearance of an unusual, yellow dust that has sprinkled over their town in Kachin State this week.
Shan men say Burmese soldiers tortured them
Two ethnic Shan villagers were detained and tortured by Burmese Army troops believing them to be rebel soldiers, according to a local civil society group.
Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
KIA-Burmese army clash ‘fiercest in history’
Amidst an ongoing clash between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army, DVB spoke to KIA representative La Nan.
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IN PHOTOS: Flow of the Irrawaddy
The suspension of the Myistone dam project has allowed a replenishing of river life on the Irrawaddy. But for long how will that last?
Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
Kachin villagers abandon homes amid intense fighting
Villagers fled their homes and schools closed as the fighting between government troops and KIA soldiers that began last week intensified in Mansi Township.
Couple killed in KIA-Burmese army clash
Three local residents were killed and five others injured in Mansi Township, where fighting erupted between government forces and the KIA on Wednesday.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
KIA, govt troops clash as peace talks proceed
Government forces have clashed with the Kachin Independence Army in northern Burma as negotiations on the NCA proceed in Naypyidaw.
History Kachin Lead Story News
The fabled lords of Kachin
A chronicle of the Kachin Duwas, notable for their military prowess, fabulous riches in jade, their wit or visionary leadership.
Kokang conflict: Chinese beef up vigilance at border
Chinese armed forces are on high alert in the Sino-Burmese border region as clashes between Burmese soldiers and rebels continue in Kokang.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
Parties covet vacant seats in Kachin State
With by-elections due across Burma by year’s end, several political parties have noted an interest in fielding candidates in the vacant constituencies of Kachin State, where previous elections were cancelled due to ongoing conflict.
Kachin Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Kachin family of 5 killed in landslide at IDP camp
A family of five, including three children, were killed in a landslide triggered by a flood after several days of heavy rain in Kachin State.
Ethnic issues Human Rights Lead Story News
UN rights official arrives in war-torn northern Burma
The newly-appointed United Nations’ rights rapporteur for Burma, Yanghee Lee, arrived in Kachin State on Monday to assess the conflict-torn region.
Charter reform rallies draw ethnic crowds
Rallies in support of constitutional reform were held across Burma on Saturday, drawing crowds in three administrative regions.
Ashes of WWII Chinese soldiers from Burma buried in Yunnan
The ashes of soldiers from the Chinese Expeditionary Forces were transported from Burma and reburied in China’s Yunnan Province.
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Displaced Kachin must leave but can’t go home
Kachin refugees sheltering in the Lagat Yang camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) have begun to relocate amid pressure from the Burmese Army, a camp administrator told DVB.
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14 Kachin refugees arrested by Burmese Army
Fourteen villagers seeking shelter in Lagat Yang displacement camp in Mansi, Kachin State, were arrested by Burmese soldiers on Saturday.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
Kachin refugees told to go home despite conflict
Hundreds of displaced persons in Kachin State, northern Burma, are under pressure by the Burmese army to go home despite the ongoing conflict in the area, according to aid workers.
BRIEF – 22 dead after Kachin clashes
The Ministry of Defence has announced that eight Burma Army servicemen and 14 Kachin Independence Army soldiers were killed in skirmishes in northern Burma’s Kachin State between 4 and 13[…]
Humanitarian crisis looms as Kachin conflict intensifies
Kachinland News reports that the Burmese army has intensified assaults on Kachin rebel positions in Momauk Township.
Census Conflict Lead Story News
Hundreds flee as census-related clashes break out in Kachin
Fierce fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese government forces in Mansi Township has forced hundreds of Kachin IDPs and villagers to seek sanctuary in Namhkam and at the Burma-China border.
400,000 Kachins overlooked by census: Khon Ja
As many as 400,000 people in Kachin State could be excluded from the nationwide census that began on Sunday. DVB spke to Kachin activist Khon Ja about why so many are being overlooked, and how a miscount could affect ethnic rights.
