Heavy battles rage around Laiza
KLN frontline sources reported that heavy battles are raging around Laja-yang and Nalung villages located near Kachin administrative capital Laiza. KIA’s capital security forces and Burmese Army soldiers from 388th LIR under MOC (3) and Momauk-based 320th LIR under MOC (21) have been fighting for the whole…
KIO urges UN to send observers
On behalf of Kachin Independence Organization’s central committee, Chairman Lanyaw Zawng Hra sent a letter (To Mr. Ban Ki-moon) to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on May 15, 2012. In the letter, Lanyaw Zawng Hra highlighted Burmese government’s ongoing conflicts with ethnic nationalities in Burma’s border regions. As…
Burmese Army increases its use of airstrikes in Kachin war
Burmese Army’s Russian-made Mi-24 assault helicopter has fired rockets on Jik Loi village and Rit Pan village on May 14 at 5 pm. At least one civilian house in Jik Loi and one house in Rit Pan have been damaged by rockets fired from a large helicopter…
Rape as weapon: Unveiling a travesty of reform
On May 13th, many parts of the world will celebrate and honor mothers for their lives, love and sacrifices. On that…
Free to Exploit Burma
It seems that the pressure within the country had built up to such a degree that the Junta was forced to…
Reform or License to kill
Recently, Burma’s commander-in-chief General Min Aung Hlaing deliberately underscored the military’s continued pivotal role in national politics in his speech during…
Burma: ethnic issues must not be sidelined
Originally published by The Oxford Student and reprinted with permission On Friday 13th April, David Cameron became the first British Prime Minister…