By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | November 2, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) said it would stop participating in every level of Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee discussions at least until the [...]
Mizzima | Novmber 3, 2018 Some peace meetings including the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) of ten ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), which are the signatories of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), have reportedly been suspended. Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) CEC [...]
By Chit Min Tun / The Irrawaddy | November 2, 2018 YANGON — The Chin Refugee Support Committee (CRSC) has urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to shelve its plan to repatriate Chin refugees in Malaysia [...]
By Chan Thar / The Myanmar Times | November 2, 2018 Signatory groups of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement are seeking the participation of non-signatory ethnic armed groups to the peace process. “It’s everyone’s wish for non-signatory groups of the [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | November 1, 2018 The Myanmar Army detained 15 members of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) in Nam San Yang village near the Chinese border on Oct. 24, the religious organization said on [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | October 31, 2018 Hardly has the sharp tone of the Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Laing died down, when he sabotaged the top leaders’ meeting of government-military and Ethnic Armed [...]
By Hum Hurng / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) / BNI Online | October 31, 2018 Villagers fled after hearing the sound of gunfire in the Mong Yaw area of Lashio. A Burma Army offensive against the Ta’ang [...]
Burma Link | November 1, 2018 Driven by her love for Kachin people, Ah Ze always believes that she has the responsibility to empower the younger generation through education. Since 2013, she has been a member of All Kachin [...]
Chin World / BNI Online | October 30, 2018 Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Chin State’s Paletwa Township have been forced to find work in nearby villages to earn a living due to food shortage caused by fighting [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | October 29, 2018 At least seven people have been wounded by landmines in northern Shan State in October, according to local residents, who said the devices posed a serious threat to their [...]