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Sep- 2019 -2 September
Civilians killed by Shelling in Myanmar’s Shan State as Gov. and Armed Groups Meet
Many Kachin people across the world took to social media on Saturday to express their anger and outrage following the…
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Aug- 2019 -24 August
Amber Being Sought ‘Through Bloodshed,’ Kachin Group Reports
A new report from the Kachin Development Network Group (KDNG) alleges that the Burma Army’s seizure of Kachin State’s Hukawng…
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22 August
KBC Leaders Discuss Future of Kachin IDPs
Leaders from the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) and representatives from internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps met this week to discuss…
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21 August
Chinese Nationals Fined, Detained for Weeks Over Illegal Operation of Waingmaw Shops
A Waingmaw Township court sentenced three Chinese nationals to fines of 500,000 kyat (US$329) for operating shops without official permission…
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21 August
Northern Shan State IDPs In Need of Aid, ‘Especially Food’
Clashes are ongoing between the Burma Army and members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups in northern Shan…
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20 August
School Teacher Attacked in Sumprabum
A 26-year-old teacher in a government school was attacked and beaten in Sumprabum, Kachin State, by two workers from the…
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19 August
Burma Army Shoots Two Men Dead on Muse-Kutkai Road
The Burma Army shot dead two motorbike drivers and injured two more people traveling on the road between Muse and…
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19 August
Military Supporters Hold Myitkyina Rally to Defend 2008 Constitution
The counter-demonstration follows a thousands-strong protest the day before, which called for the charter to be changed. Supporters of the…
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16 August
Demonstrators in Myitkyina Say No Peace Without Constitutional Amendments
‘The 2008 Constitution is not a democratic structure,’ a political researcher said. More than 6,000 people in Myitkyina, the capital…
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15 August
Chinese Nationals Arrested in Waingmaw For ‘Running Shops Without Permission’
An immigration officer said that while the individuals had visas to live in Burma, they had been ‘repeatedly warned’ not…
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