Laogai fighting intensifies, shells land on Chinese soil
“Many shells landed. They were fired across the border and landed about two miles inside Chinese territory,” a local told Chinese TV.
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Abduction reports denied as army locks down Laogai in attack’s wake
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) denies allegations that the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army abducted 80 female staffers working at a casino in Laogai in the aftermath of an early Monday morning assault on the town.
Conflict Kokang Lead Story News
Both sides dig in heels over Laogai
The Burmese military claims it has seized a strategic hillside base of the MNDAA overlooking Laogai. However, the Kokang rebels say they are holding out.
Conflict Kokang Lead Story News
Kokang conflict intensifies north of Laogai
The conflict between government forces and Kokang rebels has intensified north of Laogai this week with both sides claiming the advantage.
DVB honoured with press award for Laogai coverage
The Myanmar Journalist Association (MJA) has announced the winners of the 2015 National Press Awards.
BRIEF – 2.77 billion kyat drug bust in Laogai, said state media
Burmese army and Myanmar Police Force members seized 2.77 billion kyat worth of drugs in the Kokang region capital of Laogai, according to state media reports on Tuesday. Laogai (or[…]
Kokang Lead Story News Refugees
Refugees return to Laogai with govt assurances
At the urging of officials, hundred of civilians from northern Shan State’s war-torn Kokang region have been returned to their hometown of Laogai.
4,000 have returned to Laogai, says China
A total of 2,458 internally displaced people have returned to Laogai [Laukkai], as the situation there has improved, Chinese state media reported on Friday, citing official sources. The IDPs were[…]
Ethnic issues Kokang Lead Story News
Attack on pro-govt leader in Laogai
The house of the head of a loyalist rebel faction comes under shell fire in Laogai.
Conflict Kokang Lead Story News
President’s Office denies Burmese army killed civilians in Laogai
“LID 33 did not shoot civilians, but may have shot those pretended to be civilians. They shoot only when there is strong evidence,” said director Zaw Htay.
Conflict Kokang Lead Story News Photos
PHOTOS: Burmese troops patrol ‘ghost town’ Laogai
Burma’s president vows “not to lose an inch” of territory in clashes with ethnic rebels; meanwhile Burmese soldiers patrol the deserted streets of Laogai.
Conflict Kokang Lead Story News
By truck, by bike, by foot – the exodus from Laogai
“Hundreds of civil servants [and workers] fled the town and headed south by car or motorbike. Those without transportation simply began walking.”
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Too young to toil: Burma’s child labour epidemic
The government has taken the first step to address the rampant problem of child labour throughout the country by drafting a five-year National Action Plan to eliminate child labour.
Lead Story Mon News Peace Process
Mon armed group pushed to sign nationwide ceasefire
Mon political parties, monks and members of civil society in the southeastern state are urging the New Mon State Party, a Mon ethnic armed group, to sign Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
Tens of thousands displaced from Kokang as fighting persists
More than 30,000 people have fled Burma’s restive Kokang autonomous zone in the aftermath of an attack by the region’s dominant ethnic armed group on the administrative capital Laogai earlier this month.
Dozens of Burmese soldiers killed in Kokang clashes
Dozens of Burmese soldiers have been killed in several clashes between ethnic rebels and the army in Kokang along the border with China, state media reports.
Conflict International Relations Lead Story News
Refugees surge into China as Kokang border conflict escalates
Aid workers and those displaced have expressed fears of a more violent and protracted conflict than a previous flare-up in the Kokang region in early 2015.
Conflict International Relations Lead Story News Shan
Beijing says over 20,000 people from Burma seeking refuge in China
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday more than 20,000 people from Burma are seeking refuge in China from fighting in northern Shan State, as fighting threatens Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s top goal of reaching peace with minorities.
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China calls for ceasefire after Burma border region clashes
China on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between ethnic rebels and Burmese security forces in the restive border area of Kokang, urging the two sides to resolve their differences through peaceful means instead.
Kokang capital rocked by early-morning attack
The Kokang Self-Administered Zone’s capital Laogai, in northern Shan State, came under attack early Monday morning, with a spokesman for the coalition of ethnic armed groups identifying itself as the Northern Alliance saying one of its members was responsible for the assault.
Questions raised over reported Kokang kidnapping
Burmese military media have reported that Kokang rebels abducted five workers from a hydropower plant in Laogai.
Exhibition highlights work of conflict photojournalists
Photojournalists working in conflict zones share their work and experiences at an event in Rangoon.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process Politics
Shan State battles rage in tandem with peace talks
As the second stage in Burma’s lurching peace process began with the Union Peace Conference in Naypyidaw on Tuesday, the absent Ta’ang National Liberation Army marked its 53rd Revolutionary Day with skirmishes against Burmese troops.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Election results 7
The Union Election Commission has released the seventh round of election results.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Election results 6
The Union Election Commission has released the sixth round of election results.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Peace Process
Ceasefire Wonderland
The NCA, as it stands, will sow no benefits for the ethnic people of Burma, says analyst Moe Gyo. It’s time to get rid of the EAO leadership and get tough.
Elections Lead Story News Video
Is Kokang ready for a November election?
The ruling USDP has said will run in Kokang electorates. But is the war-torn region ready for polls so soon?
Lead Story News Peace Process Politics
‘No prospect for peace’ with Kokang, says Burma’s army chief
The issue of disarmament was high on the agenda, both with Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw and at an ethnic summit in northern Thailand.
Burmese solider killed by roadside bomb: witness
An attack on a Burmese army convoy in northern Shan State has left one solider dead and two injured, according to a witness.
DVB Bulletin: 17 August 2015
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