Burma's armed forces have been using Swedish made M-3 Carl Gustav anti-tank weapons against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in northern Burma, according to journalist and Burma expert Bertil Lintner.
Nearly 10,000 people attended the opening ceremony of the Shan New Year celebrations in Kengtung, Shan State East capital, presided over by Maj Gen Than Tun Oo this morning, according to SHAN sources.
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) has slammed the Burmese government for its handling of the situation in the wake of a violent crackdown on protesters at the Monywa copper mine site on November 29.
Two-hundred and fifty displaced Rohingya families in Maungdaw Township have received no support from the government or aid groups even though their properties were burned and looted back in June when sectarian violence erupted in Arakan state.
Eight demonstrators arrested for peacefully protesting in Rangoon against the Monywa mining project have been freed on bail, according to a report on Wednesday by The Associated Press.
Hundreds of monks monks used the Dec.8 Myanmar’s National Day to express their dissent for the violent actions by police on monks and other civilians at the Lapadaung copper mine. On Nov.29, hundreds of police and security forces used incendiary devices to break up a large protest camp resulting in over 90 monks being hospitalized.
PRESS RELEASE—The passing of Myanmar’s new foreign investment law has ignited global investors and regional business groups’ quest to gain first-mover advantage in the hottest market in the world.
Following three days of peace talks in Rangoon on December 7- 9, the Chin National Front (CNF) signed a 27-point agreement with the central government, and met with other Chin political party representatives for the first time.
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