BNI Online | November 15, 2018 Over 500 internally displaced people fled and took refuge at a monastery following clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) in Hsipaw Township on 13 November, according [...]
The Border Consortium (TBC) | November 16, 2018 Bangkok / Yangon – The legacy of protracted conflict and displacement continues to threaten human security in south eastern Myanmar according to recent field research. At least 162,000 people remain internally displaced [...]
By Naw Betty Han / Myanmar Times | November 16, 2018 Myanmar's Peace Commission and the leaders of armed ethnic groups that have signed the government’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) will hold an informal meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, this [...]
Kachinland News | November 13, 2018 The 2nd National Conference organized by Kachin Political Consultative Team was held in Laiza’s Manau Hall from Nov 8 to Nov 13. Over 500 representatives from Kachin communities around the world, CSOs, religious [...]
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | November 13, 2018 Shan State, Burma The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army-South (RCSS/SSA-S) has defended itself against attacks by the Burma Army, despite being a signatory of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement [...]
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | November 14, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — People living near two military-run cement factories in the Karen State capital of Hpa-an are urging the government to stop the larger of them from [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | November 13, 2018 Land-rights activists have urged the government to abolish the Vacant Land Law, saying the legislation could be used as a tool to dispossess people of their land. The law was [...]
Karen Information Center / BNI Online | November 14, 2018 The director of the Karen Development Network-KDN said that existing peace process between the government and the ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) is no more than ceasefire position. The director [...]
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | November 9, 2018 Some of the IDPs who fled their village due to fighting between the Burma Army and Arakan Army. Chin State in western Burma borders India and Bangladesh and, though [...]
By Myat Moe Thu / The Myanmar Times | November 13, 2018 People in Taunggyi township, southern Shan State, are protesting a public show of support for the Tatmadaw (military) that will be held on Wednesday, the opening day of [...]