09 September 2013: Shootings between Burma Army soldiers and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) took place at Loi Lawm and Loi Dang in Muse Township last week.

09 September 2013: The government of Burma is to start a new television channel for ethnic nationalities in the country.

06 September 2013: Ethnic Karen villagers alleged that Burma Army soldiers beat them up for no obvious reasons in recent incidents.

23 August 2013: The Mon national assembly is set to take place in the capital city of Moulmein, Mon State in December this year.

The current government of Burma must stop violating but respect the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in order to achieve its pursuit of transition to democracy, rights groups said.