SPDC shows off its ethnic diversity
Burma’s ruling military junta is trying to win support in Shan State in northern Burma by showcasing officers from ethnic minorities that hold senior ranks in the army reports the Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN).
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Thein Sein, visited Namkham and Muse on the Sino-Burmese border in Shan State to inspect progress [...]
Overseas Karen call for UN action as SPDC attacks continue
Ethnic Karen from around the world are calling for international action to stop attacks by Burma’s ruling military junta on Karen civilians.
Karen communities from ten countries have issued an appeal for the United Nations Security Council to demand that Burma’s military regime immediately cease ongoing attack on civilians in eastern Burma.
Over 2,000 Karen civilians have [...]
Two migrant girls drown fleeing the police
Two Burmese sisters are dead after they drowned in a creek in the Thai resort town of Phuket. The girls were fleeing the police who had raided their living quarters.
The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) reports that 20-year-old Nyo Nyo San and 12-year-old Myint Myint San both had migrant worker permits and had enrolled in [...]
20 villages submerged by dam
Karen villagers in 20 villages have lost their homes and farms after they were submerged following the construction of a new dam.
And, the villagers have received no compensation reports the Democratic Voice of Burma, despite many people losing their sole source of income.
Construction of the 185-foot high dam began in 2000, with it expected to [...]
KIA recruiting new troops as tensions with junta rise
As the winds of war continue to blow through Burma’s northern Shan State, the Kachin Independence Organisation’s armed wing the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has started recruiting new soldiers.
The Kachin News Group (KNG) reports that according to local villagers, for the last week the KIA has been recruiting villagers in northeast Shan State.
KNG also reports [...]
PLA deploys troops along Burmese border
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed thousands of troops along the Sino-Burma border as a deadline passed for armed ethnic groups in the area to transform into Border Guard Forces under the control of the military.
The Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) reports that around 2,000 new PLA troops armed with anti aircraft guns [...]
KNU calls for international cooperation in assisting Karen civilians
With the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), Burma’s ruling military junta stepping up its attacks on civilians in Karen State and Karen refugees in Thailand facing an uncertain future, the Karen National Union (KNU) has called for international and local cooperation to assist civilians forced to flee their homes.
In a statement by the KNU’s [...]
Junta’s cronies buying up national properties
Burmese businessmen friendly with the country’s ruling military junta have snapped up a large portion of what were once government owned properties in Burma including businesses and factories.
The junta has launched a massive privatisation program and according to a report by the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), in recent month’s the junta’s cronies in the [...]
South Korea suspends permits for Burmese migrant workers
South Korea has suspended permits for Burmese migrant workers after police discovered migrants were carrying out “illegal activity”.
The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) reports the temporary suspension targets Shwe Inwa, an agency that sends Burmese workers abroad.
South Korean officials did not give further details for the suspension.
Since 2007, Seoul has let Burmese work in South [...]
DKBA reverses decision on border guard force
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) has reversed its decision to accept a proposal by Burma’s ruling military junta to transform into a Border Guard Force under the command of the Burmese Army.
The Irrawaddy quotes sources in the Three Pagodas Pass area on the Thai/Burma border as saying Burmese businessman have been told by DKBA [...]
Karen women taking on greater responsibilities and facing greater dangers
In rural areas of Karen State in eastern Burma, women are increasingly being elected as village chiefs in what is seen as shift in the traditionally male dominated society.
According to a new report by the Karen Womens Organization (KWO), men are becoming reluctant to take on the role for fear for their lives. Consequently, many [...]
Burmese Army in Shan State told to prepare for combat
Burmese Army units in Burma’s northern Shan and Kachin States have received orders to prepare for combat.
The Kachin News Group (KNG) reports the order was sent from the capital Naypyitaw to all army divisions and battalions in the two states.
KNG quotes sources close to the military as saying the orders were for all military divisions [...]
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