Karen State September 2016 Conflict – The Real Motivations behind Renewed War

Press release by Karen Rivers Watch | September 29, 2016 Burma Army’s actions in Karen State threaten to expand fighting, endangering peace process and displaced people’s return Fighting is directly linked to Hat Gyi dam, Karen leader says YANGON, MYANMAR [...]

2020-05-30T23:03:37+07:00September 29th, 2016|Featured Collection, Press Releases and Statements, Recommended|

Salween Documentary Warns of Mass Flooding

By Libby Hogan / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | September 28, 2016 A series of small islands on the Salween River is at risk of “going under” if construction of a hydro-power goes ahead as planned, says a local Shan [...]

2020-05-30T23:03:38+07:00September 29th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Myanmar’s Home Affairs Ministry Reverses Course on Devolution of Power

Radio Free Asia (RFA) | September 27, 2016 Myanmar’s military-controlled Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday cancelled plans to give partial control of five of its departments to regional and state chief ministers, following the leaking of an office [...]

2020-05-30T23:03:39+07:00September 28th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

War of Escalation in Kachin State: Why Are the Guns Not Silent?

By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | September 28, 2016 Actually, the Union Peace Conference (UPC) or 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC) is supposed to bring all warring parties into an atmosphere of peaceful negotiation that would [...]

2020-05-30T23:03:41+07:00September 28th, 2016|Articles, Featured Collection, Recommended|

The Burma Deal

By Roland Watson / Dictator Watch | September 26, 2016 At the end of 2011, Aung San Suu Kyi dropped her boycott of Burma’s elections. She ordered the National League for Democracy to re-register as a political party, to participate in [...]

2020-05-30T23:03:46+07:00September 27th, 2016|Articles, Featured Collection, Recommended|

Eyewitness on the Front Line

By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | September 26, 2016 It looks, smells, and feels like a war zone. The highway is lined with military vehicles and 120mm artillery guns point up into the mountains where rebel troops from a [...]

2020-05-30T23:03:47+07:00September 27th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|
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