Three civilians were killed by two government soldiers who opened fire in an attack that eye witnesses have described as unprovoked. One man survived the attack and is receiving care in a hospital in Kachin state capital Myitkyina.
The Minister of Border and Security Affairs, Colonel Zaw Lwin, representing the government, joined with more than 4000 Karen people to celebrate Karen New Year Day, January 12, in Myitta village, Tenasserim Divion, in southern Burma.
Nasaka (Burma border security force) have detained two Rohingyas accused of being involved in human trafficking since Jan.10, according to a local businessman who didn’t want his name used.
Burma’s Vice-President Sai Mauk Kham received a delegation led by the Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Vijay Nambiar in Naypyitaw on Tuesday.
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