Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | August 4, 2017 Widespread arrests, torture, disappearance of civilians under high-level Burma Army operation in Ho Pong after fighting with NCA signatory RCSS/SSA During July 16-30, 2017, hundreds of Burma Army troops from at [...]
By Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) | August 7, 2017 1. The Palaung State Liberation Front’s (PSLF/TNLA) Central Committee (CC) 6- monthly meeting was held for four days, from July 27 to 30. The CC meeting was successfully held and [...]
By Mon News Agency (MNA) / Burma News International (BNI) | August 8, 2017 In a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the Mon revolution, the New Mon State Party said on August 7 that peace cannot be achieved [...]
By Karen Information Centre (KIC) / Burma News International (BNI) | August 7, 2017 Amid efforts to entice more ethnic armed groups into the fold of the nationwide ceasefire agreement, the Karen National Union shared its peace process experiences with [...]
By Radio Free Asia | August 7, 2017 Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a public roundtable meeting on the country’s peace process in a Mandalay region village on Monday, though residents used the opportunity to [...]
By Joe Kembun / The Irrawaddy | August 4, 2017 The Myanmar Army has shown—evermore visibly and publicly—that it is strengthening its forces. Recently, Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing toured Japan, India, Russia, Israel, Pakistan and Europe—in many cases [...]
By Mary Win / Ethnic Nationalities Affairs Center (Union of Burma) | August 3, 2017 After a wave of resignations, especially of bulwark member Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), most observers thought the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) might not [...]
By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 4, 2017 Monthly rations of international aid to the Ee Tu Hta camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Papun District, Karen State, will stop at the end [...]
By Mizzima News | August 3, 2017 The United Nations needs to insist on its ability to carry out a mandated fact-finding mission on Myanmar, Human Rights Watch said yesterday, releasing a series of questions and answers on the [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 3, 2017 Looking at the ongoing peace process one couldn’t help but to conclude that it is indeed entering a period of stagnation and State Counselor Aung [...]