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    1643 Search results for "conflict"

    Conflict Kachin Lead Story News

    Amid fears of conflict in Injangyang, Kachin State govt looks to intervene

    The Kachin State government intends to begin the process of rescuing hundreds of civilians trapped in Injangyang Township by broader regional conflict, with the Burmese military blockading the road linking it to adjacent Myitkyina Township to the west.

    Kachin Lead Story News

    Mass rally in Myitkyina for IDPs recently displaced by Kachin conflict

    Thousands in Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina joined a rally on Monday demanding safe passage for displaced civilians trapped amid clashes between the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).

    Lead Story Media News

    Credibility gap widens for prosecution with conflicting testimony in Reuters trial

    The testimonies of two witnesses involved in the controversial detention of a pair of Reuters journalists may have further dented the prosecution’s case on Wednesday as contradictions arose between their accounting of the circumstances surrounding the young men’s arrest.

    Lead Story News

    Two Kachin pastors given lengthy prison terms for role in Muse conflict

    A Shan State court on Friday sentenced two Kachin pastors to harsh multi-year prison sentences after they were caught up in conflict in Muse Township, with the two men found guilty of all charges brought against them, including “unlawful association.”

    DVB Business Debate: The Kachin conflict’s economic effects video

    Conflict Kachin Lead Story Video

    DVB Business Debate: The Kachin conflict’s economic effects

    In this DVB Business Debate, our panelists consider the Kachin conflict’s implications for business, in a region rich in natural resources and bordering the economic powerhouse China to the north.

    Arakan International Relations Lead Story News Rohingya

    Aid groups call for access to Arakan conflict zone

    International aid groups in Burma have urged the government to allow free access to Arakan State, where an army offensive has sent 480,000 people fleeing to Bangladesh but hundreds of thousands remain cut off from food, shelter and medical care.

    Six years on, conflict in Kachin leaves youths older, wiser – and still struggling video

    Conflict Kachin Lead Story News Video

    Six years on, conflict in Kachin leaves youths older, wiser – and still struggling

    DVB’s Youth Voice team visits camps for the internally displaced in Kachin State to speak to young people about the particular challenges they have faced as the war raging in northern Burma entered its seventh year.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burma says US official barred from Arakan conflict zone

    Burma said on Friday a visiting US official would not be allowed to go to a region where violence has triggered an exodus of nearly 400,000 Rohingya Muslims that the United Nations has branded a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.”

    ‘All people want is to go back home’: Dispatches from the Kachin conflict video

    Bullet Points Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story Video

    ‘All people want is to go back home’: Dispatches from the Kachin conflict

    Follow DVB as we visit Kachin State some six years into the conflict there, which has displaced more than 100,000 civilians.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Media escorted to conflict-torn Arakan with pledge of ‘no restrictions’

    Burma pledges “no restrictions” on journalists visiting the troubled state of Arakan this week, in the first official trip to include foreign reporters to mostly Rohingya Muslim villages affected by violence since October.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan

    ‘Ready to talk,’ TNLA says of ending conflict with RCSS

    A spokesman for the Ta’ang National Liberation Army says his people are ready to hold talks aimed at ending their ongoing conflict with the Restoration Council of Shan State.

    Conflict IDPs Lead Story News

    Children in Burma’s conflict-hit areas risk getting left behind: UN

    About 2.2 million children living in remote, conflict-hit parts of Burma could be left behind as the country rapidly develops following decades of military rule, the United Nations warns.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    TNLA conflict: Woman, 80, killed in artillery strike

    “An 80-year-old woman named Ya Lai was killed when a shell landed on her house,” says a TNLA spokesperson.

    Lead Story News Politics

    A year on, Suu Kyi struggles to move Burma on from conflict

    Aung San Suu Kyi’s government took over last April amid soaring hopes among both her backers in Western governments and ordinary voters at home. A year on things look very different.

    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.

    Of conflict and conferences: Revisiting a war zone, six months on video

    Bullet Points Ethnic issues News Politics

    Of conflict and conferences: Revisiting a war zone, six months on

    Thousands of civilians remain displaced by the conflict between a DKBA splinter group and the joint Tatmadaw-Border Guard Force contingent in Karen State.

    Conflict IDPs Kachin Lead Story News Suu Kyi

    Suu Kyi’s office donates to Kachin IDPs in rare nod to conflict

    State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has acknowledged, albeit somewhat obliquely, the deteriorating security environment in Kachin State, with the office of Burma’s de facto leader donating 300 million kyats ($222,000) to those displaced by conflict.

    Arakan Conflict Kachin Lead Story News Rohingya Shan

    Over 100,000 displaced by conflict in Burma over recent months: UN

    More than 100,000 people have been displaced across conflict-wracked Arakan, Kachin and Shan states since October, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). ­­­­

    Human Rights IDPs Kachin Lead Story News

    UN special rapporteur denied visits to Kachin State conflict sites

    Yanghee Lee was denied access to conflict-wracked Hpakant and Waignmaw townships in Kachin State this week as she undertakes her fifth visit to Burma in her capacity as UN special rapporteur on the country’s human rights situation.

    Arakan Conflict Lead Story News

    Amid rise in conflict, UN’s Burma human rights czar visits

    The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Yanghee Lee, began a 12-day visit to Burma on Monday amid growing concerns about violence in northern Arakan, Kachin and Shan states.

    Conflict IDPs Lead Story News Shan

    15,000 flee to China from conflict-torn Shan, Kachin states: UN

    Up to 15,000 people may have fled across Burma’s border into China in the past month, a United Nations agency has said, as fighting between the Burma Army and ethnic armed groups intensifies.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Post-conflict plan underway to restore Mongko

    Govt administrator says it may take some time to repair schools that were partially destroyed by artillery shelling during the two-week conflict.

    Conflict Lead Story News Parliament

    Burmese parliament to debate Shan conflict

    The motion noted concerns over “sovereignty, the rule of law, stability, and peace,” and blamed the Northern Alliance.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Northern Alliance calls for Chinese intervention in resolving conflict

    The Burmese military is “on a path to annihilate the ethnic rebels,” instead of looking for a peaceful solution, say coalition.

    Karen Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Post-conflict tourism model moves ahead in Karen State

    Domestic tourists flock to the area for religious pilgrimages, but foreign visitors may enjoy trekking in the misty mountains and viewing the natural beauty.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Rights group urges demilitarisation of former conflict zones

    A human rights group in Karen State is calling for the demilitarisation of former conflict areas to ensure that Burma’s ongoing peace process is “stable and long lasting”.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan

    Shan, Ta’ang friendships strained over ethnic conflict

    Kyaukme has been for many years a peaceful town, its ethnic Shan and Ta’ang residents co-existing in relative harmony. But armed conflict is threatening to tear the communities apart.

    Conflict Environment Lead Story News

    Shan groups warn Salween dam could fuel conflict

    Shan community groups are calling for the suspension of a Chinese-backed dam on the Salween River that they say risks exacerbating conflict and environmental problems.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Women face new challenges as conflict cools, report finds

    After decades of conflict, women in former war zones along Burma’s borders continue to struggle with unequal treatment, a new report finds.

    A potential buyer examines a piece of jade at Naypyidaw's gem emporium. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Business Conflict Lead Story Natural resources News

    Jade sales drop amid ongoing conflict

    Proceeds from Burma’s annual sale of jade, gems and pearls totalled US$592.12 million, down nearly 10 percent from 2015, government data showed.

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