A statement from the Ta'ang Student Youth Union condemning the Myanmar Tatmadaw for their increasing…
Mark IsaacsJuly 3, 2017
I visit Numchang village in Shan state, Burma and get an insight into daily village…
Mark IsaacsJune 2, 2016
Many Ta'ang people have been displaced due to the violence in Shan state. I snuck…
Mark IsaacsMay 27, 2016
Another source of conflict in the Shan state is opium cultivation. The local Ta'ang people…
Mark IsaacsMay 26, 2016
There is a heavy military presence in Northern Shan State. According to the local Ta'ang…
Mark IsaacsMay 24, 2016
While travelling through Burma, I was asked by a friend to assist with the Ta'ang…
Mark IsaacsMay 22, 2016
It is incredible how peaceful some parts of a country can be when such turmoil…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 24, 2016
After visiting refugee camps on the western Thai border, it is time for me to…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 1, 2016
There exists a 'No Man's Land' between Burma and Thailand where criminals, runaways and stateless…
Mark IsaacsDecember 1, 2015
I spent two months working with the Ta'ang people in the Shan state of Burma.…
Mark IsaacsNovember 20, 2015
I meet a Rohingya man in Australia after having visited his home in the Rhakine…
Mark IsaacsNovember 13, 2015
Ongoing conflict between the Rohingya Muslim population of west Burma and the Rakhine Buddhists has…
Mark IsaacsOctober 24, 2015