The UN’s human rights envoy to Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, will visit the country next week to assess progress and to get a briefing on the recent sectarian violence in Arakan State. The UN said he will visit from July 30 to Aug. 4 when he will meet government officials, lawmakers, the national human rights commission, and others. He has also requested visits to Arakan and Kachin states.
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army troops are opening roads and pathways through forests for people to flee Kokang’s capital as...
Read moreDetailsBrotherhood Alliance member says it now has complete control of Kokang’s northernmost section after the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 125...
Read moreDetailsPeople’s Defense Force says junta troops told every household in the village to send one member to witness the double...
Read moreDetailsThe junta said deserters would not be punished for minor crimes, highlighting the military’s shortage of troops as resistance offensives...
Read moreDetailsThe junta’s No. 2 has not been seen in public since April 3, sparking rumors that he was either gravely...
Read moreDetailsEthnic armed grouping says it will continue Operation 1027 offensive until goal of ousting the junta is achieved.
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