UN Secretary-General heads to Burma
Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General is due to arrive in Burma on Friday for a two-day visit.
In a press statement, Ban’s spokesperson Michele Montas said he would address directly with the senior leadership a broad range of issues. In particular, she pointed to political prisoners, the resumption of dialogue between the Government and opposition to [...]
DKBA Colonel killed in ambush by KNLA
Colonel San Pyone, commander of Battalion 7 of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA)’s Brigade 999 was killed in an ambush by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) reports the Democratic Voice of Burma.
The ambush was carried out by troops from the KNLA’s Brigade 7 headquarters, which fell to a joint force of DKBA and [...]
DKBA targets Karen refugees in Thailand
Two Karen refugees in Thailand are dead, apparently killed in a cross border attack by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), a pro-junta militia group.
The refugees were among the 4,000 Karen villagers who are believed to have fled to Thailand in recent weeks to escape a joint offensive by the DKBA and Burmese Army against [...]
Malaysia detains Burmese celebrating Suu Kyi’s birthday
Human Rights Watch says Malaysian authorities used an event in Petaling Jaya organised last week to celebrate Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday to spy on Burmese asylum seekers and eventually arrested 16 Burmese, many of whom are registered with the UNHCR as asylum seekers.
The event jointly organised by The Malaysian opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat (People’s [...]
7th Brigade Headquarters falls
The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)’s 7th Brigade headquarters have fallen to a joint force of Burmese Army and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) troops reports the Irrawaddy.
The pro-government forces began a major offensive at the beginning of June targeting Brigade 7 that has caused thousands of Karen villagers to flee to Thailand.
Last week, the [...]
Karen families being forced to return to Burma
Thailand is putting pressure on newly arrived Karen refugees to return back to Burma.
The Burma Campaign UK alleges Karen who fled to Thailand to escape the ongoing joint offensive by the Burma Army and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) against the Karen National Union are being pressured to return to areas that are now [...]
Battle for 7 Brigade headquarters intensifies
A joint force of Burmese Army and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) troops is intensifying its efforts to capture the headquarters of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)’s 7th Brigade.
For the past week, the area around the headquarters has been the scene of intense mortar fire by both sides reports The Irrawaddy.
The DKBA is a [...]
Happy Birthday Aung San Suu Kyi
Today is the 64th birthday of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She is spending it alone in a guest house inside Rangoon’s Insein Prison, awaiting the verdict in her trial for breaking the terms of her house arrest. Her crime was to allow an univited American to rest at her home after he [...]
KNU to abandon bases to save Karen lives
In order to avoid fighting their fellow Karen the Karen National Union (KNU) will abandon bases belonging to the Karen National Liberation Army’s (KNLA) 7th Brigade reports The Irrawaddy.
A joint force of troops from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and the Burmese Army launched an offensive against 7th Brigade earlier this month.
The DKBA split [...]
Would they have done the same for Burma
The US government requested Twitter, the microblogging site to postpone its planned maintenance shut down to allow Iranians to share news about protests following that country’s disputed elections. Here is The Guardian’s report:
Twitter: US confirms it made request to keep Iran tweeting
I would be interested to know if they would have done the same [...]
Burma ranked near bottom of new human trafficking report
Burma is one of only 17 countries to have been given a Tier 3 ranking in the latest Trafficking in Persons report released by the US Department of State on Tuesday.
The report ranks countries based on their anti-trafficking efforts in the areas of prosecution, protection and prevention.
A Tier 3 ranking means a country has not [...]
KNU dismisses SPDC claims
The Karen National Union (KNU) has dismissed claims by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) as Burma’s ruling military junta is formally known, that no government troops are involved in the ongoing clashes with the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) along the Thai border, calling them barefaced lies.
In a statement that appeared in state-run [...]
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