Officials reach out to refugees following fighting in Shan state

Pipeline protestors face jail for ‘unlawful’ assembly
Ten Arakanese activists, who face up to one year in jail for staging an “unlawful” protest against a controversial China-backed oil and gas pipeline, appeared in court in western Burma on Monday Shan rebels slam military claims over recent clashes
The Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) has hit back at the Burmese army for blaming a string of recent clashes in northeastern Burma on a rebel drive to “expand their territories” Eight Rohingya dead in boat tragedy in western Burma
At least eight people have died after boats carrying over 100 displaced Rohingya capsized off western Burma’s coast on Monday night, as they attempted to flee ahead of a tropical cyclone Illegal Burmese migrants arrested in western Thailand
Over 100 Burmese nationals were arrested in western Thailand on Sunday, after being lured across the border by a trafficker who promised them jobs in the Kingdom, according to local news reports Burma begins to move displaced Rohingya as cyclone nears
The Burmese government on Monday morning began to relocate some of the thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims stuck in camps in western Burma, as a tropical cyclone moves closer to battering the conflict-torn region Burmese army seizes Shan rebel outpost after latest attack
The Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) has lost an outpost near the Sino-Burmese border, after coming under a fierce attack by the Burmese army on Thursday morning, rebels say Student activist condemns re-arrest of political prisoner
A prominent student activist, who spent nearly 20 years in jail under the former military junta, has slammed the Burmese government for revoking the presidential pardon of a former political prisoner Five Buddhists arrested for anti-Muslim riots released on bail
Five Buddhists standing trial for their alleged role in stirring anti-Muslim riots in central Burma in March were released on bail by a regional court on Wednesday, according to local sources Death toll in Indonesian anti-terror raids reaches seven
Indonesian police have shot dead seven terror suspects in raids over the past two days, including several with alleged links to a plot to bomb the Burmese embassy, officials said Thursday Burmese embassy to issue migrant children with passports
The Burmese embassy in Thailand will begin issuing temporary passports for children of registered migrant workers on Thursday, according to a government spokesperson

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