Myanmar Garment Workers Continue Strike, Demand Regional Minister Resign
Hundreds of protesters marched in Yangon on Dec. 23 for justice against police who revealed personal information about the family in the "Victoria" rape case.
Two civilians beaten by Burma Army soldiers near Kyauktaw
Internet ban by Burma Government surpasses six months in Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U and Minbya Townships
Myanmar Police Seize Nearly 40 Million Kyats in Counterfeit Bills in Mandalay
Burma Army issues shoot-on-sight order to everyone from Kyaukkyi to villages east on Muthe Road
1 year agoTwo mothers requested in a Yangon press conference for their teenage sons to be released from the Burma Army which forcibly conscripted them
A Naypyitaw court dismissed charges against an accused bus driver in the "Victoria" rape case
1 year agoOver 200 factory workers visited Yangon Regional Government office and demanded employment benefits they've been denied, despite having paid for them
More than 240 Chinese nationals arrested for illegal entry through Shan state in the first half of 2019
1 year agoMyanmar authorities seized over 463.2 tons of illegal timber
1 year agoBurmese Tatmadaw always deny to use religious buildings and monasteries as cover in the conflict areas. Photo: Army Uniform of the 22nd Light Infantry Divisions (LID), Burmese Military, in a monastery compound
70 Village Administrators in MinBya Township will resign if the government can't ensure protection from the military. This Dec. 16 meeting and decision follows a Dec. 11th Burma Army murder of two village admin and another civilian
Two men killed and their bodies hidden in MaeLatMaung village, Arakan state
546 IDPs flee fighting from surrounding townships. They're seeking refuge in Enai Town Lashio Township
A mother of three traveling to her tea farm stepped on a landmine in Kaitai village. She underwent a leg amputation. Location along border between Namhsan Township and Hsipaw
A woman was killed by shrapnel to the head from a Burmese Army artillery strike in Kanthaunggyi [93°45'34.52"E 19°51'18.45"N in Myebone Township.
Myanmar's Office of the Auditor General, based in Naypyitaw, exposed fraud by police from multiple townships valued at 600 million kyats
Mines explode near Minaung Hotel prior to Suu Kyi's visit.
1 year agoMuse Police seized 6.6 kilos of heroin in Muse Township, Shan State
United Wa State Army (UWSA) allows churches to reopen in Hotaung, Mei Pauk, and Pansang townships after a year of repression.
Myanmar navy intercepted boat carrying 173 refugees from camps in southern Bangladesh bound for Malaysia. Found in waters 220km outside Kawthoung Township
Kalama Taung houses approx. 2000 villagers, most of which fled after the artillery strike.
Burma Army combat ready troop reinforcements arrived Maungdaw Township. 70 troops in Shewzarr, 100 troops in Hlatha, +/-100 in Myoma Khayoungdan, +/-100 in Maungdaw Town Block 5, +/-100 in Maung Ni
1 year agoCSO's in Chin State appeal to government for justice for murdered schoolteacher by armed Manipuri insurgent from Manipuri State, India
70 former landowners protested against government land seizures by demanding compensation. Botahtaung, Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 13
Northern Alliance members met with Burma gov officials on Dec 14 in Kunming to negotiate, yet no Burma Army representatives attended
1 year agoThe Myanmar military commissioned ten new aircraft on 15 Dec. in Meiktila that include two JF-17Bs, six Yak-130 fighters, and two MI-35 P helicopters
A Burma Army convoy hit a landmine near Paukpyin Village, Kyaukphyu Township on 11 Dec. The troops opened fire into the surrounding area for fifteen minutes after the blast.
1 year agoBangladeshi military erecting barbed wire fences around Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar. Rohingya Refugees and UN officials are fearful of further restrictions of movement.
