Asian Highway reopens as conflict simmers
A disputed stretch of Asian Highway 1 reopened on Friday, according to the Border Guard Force, after fighting settled between the DKBA and government troops.
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Hpakant villagers evacuated amid renewed fighting
Residents from a number of villages in central Kachin State have been ordered by the Burmese army to evacuate the region, following clashes with Kachin rebels.
Conflict Ethnic issues Kokang Lead Story News
Artillery assaults continue, say Kokang rebels
Kokang rebels allege that the Burmese army have continued attacks on their positions, despite the declaration of a unilateral ceasefire earlier this month.
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Ethnic issues Lead Story Logging News Shan
UWSA standoff cools
The Wa army and Burmese government officials are expected to meet this week in Naypyidaw to settle an ongoing logging dispute in southern Shan State.
Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
Interview: KIA Major speaks about recent conflict in Kachin
Fighting has broken out in Kachin State between the KIA and Burmese army forces. DVB speaks to a KIA Major to find out more.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan
Violent murder of teachers in Muse
The bloody killing of two women has been discovered in northern Shan State amid continued violence between armed groups and government forces in the area.
Burmese army launched ‘unprovoked attack’, say Shan rebels
Fighting broke out between the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) and Burmese government forces in Ta Pha Saung, an area located in Shan State’s Kaese Township.
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Kachin IDPs lose hope of returning home
DVB speaks to IDPs in Man Wain Gyi camp, where because on ongoing fighting, they have all but given up hope of going home any time soon.
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No relief for Kachin IDPs in China
Displaced residents who fled to China earlier this month to escape renewed fighting in Kachin State are suffering from a shortage of food and aid.
Assault on train leaves three injured in Kachin state
Three people were reportedly injured when the Mandalay-Myitkyina freight train was hit by a mine and struck with gunfire in Kachin state’s Mohnyin township this morning
Displaced by fighting, villagers take shelter in Hpakant
More villagers fleeing the fighting between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army arrived in western Kachin state, while local relief groups are struggling to continue to provide assistance to the new arrivals
Assassin released in presidential amnesty
A soldier in the Kachin Independent Army (KIA) sentenced to death for assassinating a Burmese Army regional commander in 1985 was among the 514 prisoners released in Monday’s amnesty
Council calls on groups to suspend talks with gov’t
The Ethnic Nationalities Council urged armed groups currently in peace talks with the Burmese government to suspend their negotiations if government troops continue to attack the Kachin Independence Army
Military raid on KIO branch office
Nov 26, 2007 (DVB), A Kachin Independence Organisation branch office in Dawphum Yang was raided on 21 November by Burmese government troops, who arrested eight people. The raid was carried[…]
Schools closed as fighting continues in Karen State
July 10, 2007 (DVB)
