Burma Link, Burma Partnership and Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | August 12, 2016 Executive Summary Recently, much attention surrounding Burma has focused on the democratic reform, 2015 elections and the future of the National League for Democracy [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 11, 2016 The secretary of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has said that their participation at the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC) will depend on Burma’s State Councillor Aung San [...]
By Feliz Solomon / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 12, 2016 Few people are familiar with the tragic story of thousands of ethnic Mon refugees who were forced to flee Burma in 1990, only to be returned [...]
Burma Link, Burma Partnership and Human Rights Foundation of Monland | August 12, 2016 The new government should promote durable solutions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees along Burma’s southeast border by eliminating obstacles to return and tackling [...]
Mizzima News | August 11, 2016 A skirmish broke out between the Myanmar Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) near the armed group’s Laiza headquarters on 7 August. After the Myanmar Army sent troops from the Shadan Pa [...]
The Irrawaddy | August 10, 2016 Seven Burma Army soldiers, including four commissioned officers, accused of murdering five civilians in Mong Yaw Village of Lashio Township in late June were brought before a court martial at North Eastern Command [...]
Radio Free Asia (RFA) | August 10, 2016 Three of Myanmar’s armed ethnic groups have refused to agree to lay down their arms in order to participate in the government’s Panglong Peace Conference at the end of the month, [...]
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 9, 2016 Burmese government forces have clashed with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in the town of Kamaing, situated between Kachin State capital Myitkyina and the jade-rich township of Hpakant. No casualties [...]
Radio Free Asia (RFA) | August 8, 2016 Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi announced Monday that the 21st-Century Panglong Peace Conference will begin on the last day of August and run for five days in the capital [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 8, 2016 Aung San Suu Kyi’s position has been that Panglong Agreement is not important enough but it’s spirit is the propelling factor that has facilitated the [...]