Conflict-Hit Burma Refugees Yearn For Peace

March 19, 2012 An ethnic Kachin child peers out of his shack at a refugee camp in Myitkyina in northern Burma. Fears are growing for the future of tens of thousands of refugees uprooted by ethnic conflict in northern Burma, despite the reformist government's talk of peace with the rebels. Civilians in camps in northernmost Kachin state lack adequate shelter, sanitation as well as food and water supplies, and with the...[Readmore]

Burma: Reforms Yet to Reach Kachin State

http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/03/20/burma-reforms-yet-reach-kachin-state Army Abuses and Blocked Aid March 20, 2012 a class="imagefield imagefield-lightbox2 imagefield-lightbox2-scale-300x imagefield-field_imagefile imagecache imagecache-field_imagefile imagecache-scale-300x imagecache-field_imagefile-scale-300x...[Readmore]

US Aid to Bring Little Relief to Kachin Refugees

Source: irrawaddyMarch 19, 2012: Humanitarian relief agencies working with Kachin refugees in northern Burma have welcomed a US pledge for financial aid, but say it will do little to alleviate the suffering of more than 60,000 people displaced by a conflict that shows no signs of ending. “We thank them for their support, but it won't go very far, considering how many people are affected,” said Mai Li Awng, a spokesperson for a local Kachin...[Readmore]

attacked by Burmese army

MYEN HPYEN DU GAYA PAWT PAWT NA SINAT GAP March (16) bat Kru, Jinghpaw Mung, Sinbo myen hpyen dap hka-la-ya (141) Dap Up Lt.Col Soe Thu Ya gaw Wunpawng Mungdan Shanglawt Asuya Masat (2) Dap Ba n pu Dap Dung (5) Ginra Pang Hkawn Yang hpe wa htim gasat ai hta shi a hpyen hpung ni si/hkala ai law ai hte Dung (5) Pang Hkawn Yang hpe n lu zing madu ai majaw ma-pa-hka kaw nna a hkyak la na matu shi a dap Sinbo de n htang wa kau shangun ai hpe myit n...[Readmore]

China protests to Myanmar over killing of Chinese civilian

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- China said Tuesday it has lodged an official protest with Myanmar over the killing of a Chinese civilian by two Myanmar soldiers who crossed into China earlier this year."The Chinese side has lodged solemn representations with the Myanmar side asking it to quickly find out the truth, punish the murderers and compensate the bereaved families," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told a regular news briefing.Liu's comments appear...[Readmore]

Latest KIO-Burma talks end without peace deal

By: KNG KIO (left) and Burmese government delegation held talk on March 9 as second day in Ruili in China's southwest Yunnan province.RUILI, China — Two days of talks between the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organization concluded in China on Friday without a comprehensive...[Readmore]

KNG TV, March 7: Arresting Villlagers within Irrawaddy Myitsone Postponed Dam Site

 Video KNG TV, March 7: Arresting Villlagers within Irrawaddy Myitsone Postponed Dam Site <object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nKw3lHZEwC4?version=3&feature=player_embedded"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nKw3lHZEwC4?version=3&feature=player_embedded"...[Readmore]

Burmese Army needs to withdraw its troops for peace

Three days of talks between Burmese government and Kachin Independence Organization concluded on March 10 at 2:50 pm. No comprehensive ceasefire agreement was signed in this meeting. The main obstacle to reach a ceasefire agreement in this meeting was Burmese government’s refusal to withdraw its troops from conflict areas. Kachin delegation repeatedly asked to withdraw newly deployed battalions from lower Burma and Light Infantry Divisions...[Readmore]