Conflict between Arakan Army and Tatmadaw intensifies
Conflict between the Myanmar army, also called Tatmadaw, and the armed resistance group Arakan Army (AA) have intensified and spilled over into northern Rakhine State. The fighting has mainly centered around Paletwa, in southern Chin State, in recent
Jailed Reuters journalists listed among Time’s “Person of the Year”
Ko Wa Lone and Ko Kyaw Soe Oo, the two jailed Reuters journalists are among those chosen by Time Magazine for their “Person of the Year”, as the famed publication recognized journalists around the world. Other two people were listed, one being M
Kachin activists jailed for anti-war protests
Three Kachin activists have been sentenced to six months in prison according to an article in the Myanmar Times. The activists have been accused of defaming the Myanmar army by hosting protests earlier this year highlighting the fact that civilians w
KNU calls for end to road building
The Karen National Union (KNU), one of the largest ethnic armed groups to have signed the government’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), has called on the Myanmar army to stop building roads that connect four districts in their home state. The
Three people arrested for “unlawful association” in Kachin State
Three people, including a senior figure in an ethnic armed group, have reportedly been arrested in Kachin State’s Mohnyin Township, accused of unlawful association by the Myanmar army’s Northern Command. An article in the Myanmar Times said t
