KNLA forced to abandon Wah Lay Kee
After two weeks of intensive fighting, the Burma Army and its allies in the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) have overrun the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)’s Wah Lay Kee camp.
According to Mizzima between 400-500 pro-junta soldiers mounted a final assault on the camp yesterday. The KNLA’s small force of 50 to 60 men defending [...]
Thai soldiers injured in clash with DKBA
The two-week-old battle for control of a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) base near the border appears to have spilled over into Thailand.
The Democratic Voice of Burma reports two Thai border patrol troops were injured yesterday when they clashed with members of a pro-junta militia group that crossed into Thailand in order to attack the [...]
NLD meets to discuss elections as junta tightens security
Burmese opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) is meeting to discuss elections that are due to be held next year.
But, it is still not clear if the NLD will participate in the polls. The meeting is being attended by about 100 party members from across the country. According to party spokesman Nyan Win, [...]
Church in Shan State inaugurated after ten-year ban
A Baptist church was inaugurated in northeast Shan State’s Kutkai town this weekend reports the Kachin News Group KNG) after its construction had been blocked for over ten years.
Burma’s ruling military junta has banned the construction of new churches in the country.
However, KNG reports the junta has been trying to win support for elections it [...]
More checkpoints to be set up along Thai-Burma border
Additional checkpoints are to be set up along the Thai-Burma border in Kanchanaburi province (south of Tak province, where Mae Sot is located) in order to combat human trafficking.
The move follows the signing of a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries to fight cross-border trafficking, especially of women and children. The MoU was [...]
US Congress hears of SPDC’s human rights abuses from a Karen woman
Myra Dahgaypaw, a Karen woman living in the US has testified before a Congressional committee on human rights violations committed by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), as Burma’s ruling military junta chooses to be known.
She told the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, which is holding a hearing on human rights abuses in Burma, [...]
Intense fighting rages on around Wah Lay Kee
Fighting between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the Burmese Army along with its allies from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) south of Mae Sot entered its tenth day today. The government forces are trying to gain control of the KNLA’s Wah Lay Kee camp, home to the 201st battalion of the KNLA’s [...]
Conflict causing food shortages for 2,000 Karen villagers
Over 2,000 Karen villagers are facing severe food shortages due to the ongoing presence of Burma Army troops and their allies from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), a Karen splinter group.
The Burma Army has been active in the area just south of Mae Sot, attacking bases belonging to the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA). [...]
Bijli misses Burma
Cyclone Bijli veered away from Burma’s west coast late on Saturday prompting officials to lift an alert.
Earlier, the storm briefly made landfall in Bangladesh, but there were no reports of serious damage.
Bijli comes almost a year after Cyclone Nargis became the worst natural disaster in Burma’s history. It left 140,000 missing or dead.
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One year after Nargis, Tropical Cyclone Bijli threatens Burma
Almost a year after Cyclone Nargis became the worst natural disaster in Burma’s history, a new tropical cyclone has formed in the Bay of Bengal and is likely to make landfall near the Burma/Bangladesh border over the weekend.
Tropical Cyclone Bijli is south-southeast of Kolkata, India and is moving east northeastward. The storm’s outer rain bands [...]
Ban reaffirms concern over Burma
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed he is continuing to follow the situation in Burma closely.
The statement follows a letter sent by the US Senate Women’s Caucus on Burma that called on Ban to push for the release of all political prisoners, including detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. It read, “We express [...]
Australia to provide A$3.2 million in aid to the Rohingya
Australia has announced plans to provide A$3.2 million (US$2.3 million) in aid to members of Burma’s Rohingya ethnic minority living in Rakhine State in Burma’s north.
According to a statement issued by AusAID, the money will be used to improve living conditions and provide better economic opportunities. It said, “Australia is concerned about the deteriorating living [...]
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