By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | July 4, 2018 MON STATE — The government has invited all members of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) to attend the third session of the 21st Century Panglong Peace [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | July 4, 2018 Mon State — At least three people were killed by landmines in northern Shan State last month, according to a local resident and an aid group, amid ongoing fighting [...]
Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) | July 6, 2018 Dear all members of the Karen Student Network Group, This year, the Karen Student Network Group has turned 22 years old and is already a mature organization. Throughout the twenty [...]
By Saw Yamin Aung / The Irrawaddy | July 3, 2018 YANGON — Demonstrators clashed with police in the Karenni State capital, Loikaw, on Tuesday during a march to protest the regional government’s plan to erect a statue of [...]
Burma Link | July 3, 2018 Khu Reh* grew up in Karenni State amidst poverty and lack of educational opportunity. Since the age of 13, Khu Reh dropped out of school and worked any jobs he could find to [...]
Karen Indigenous People, Kawthoolei | June 28, 2018 The first Karen customary land Kaw seminar was organized by the Karen National Union (KNU) Central Land Committee in Ta May Hta Village, Pay Kay Village Tract, Luthaw Township, Mutraw District [...]
By Htet Naing Zaw / The Irrawaddy | July 2, 2018 YANGON — The third session of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference scheduled to be held from July 11 to 16 will not discuss the rights of ethnic [...]
By Min Min / Mizzima | June 30, 2018 The Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) vice chairperson Dr Salai Hlyan Hmone said ethnic groups will continue demanding democracy, equality and autonomy. "These basic principles are essential for ethnic [...]
By Ying Tai / Shan Herald Agency for News / BNI Online | June 29, 2018 The Kachin and Shan states have the highest number of landmine fatalities in Myanmar within 2017-2018, the Shan State Minister of Bamar Affairs Dr [...]
By Su Myat Mon / Frontier | June 28, 2018 The Arakan Youth Conference wants the young generation to have a 30 percent quota in the Rakhine Hluttaw and a bigger say in charting the state’s future. APPREHENSION over the [...]