June 2016
Shan and Kachin Ethnic Groups Show Support For Myanmar’s Panglong Conference
Aung Moe Myint / Radio Free Asia (RFA) | June 08, 2016 Ethnic leaders in Shan and Kachin states announced their support on Wednesday for the Myanmar government’s upcoming Panglong Conference, State Counselor Aung San [...]
Hope for a “Second Panglong” Shrinks as Conflict in Shan State Worsens
Burma Partnership | June 08, 2016 On 1 June, 2016, representatives from various political parties and civil society organizations in Shan State gathered in attempt to build consensus among the region’s diverse ethnic groups before [...]
500 Locals in Paung Tsp Mining Protest
By Mon Htaw / Mon News Agency (MNA) | June 07, 2016 Approximately 500 locals from Paung Township, Mon State staged a protest against Long Life Aggregate Mining Co., Ltd, urging it to shut down its mining [...]
Myanmar Envoy Reaches Out to Non-Signatories of Peace Pact
By Aung Moe Myint and Khin Maung Soe / RFA | June 03, 2016 A Myanmar government peace delegation met on Friday with a new group formed by an alliance of armed ethnic groups that did not sign [...]
Burma Army Commander, Uses Guns to Reinforce Demands for Logs and Forced Labor from Villagers
By Karen News | 04 June, 2016 Local villagers from Maw Kee in Myawaddy District were frightened by gunshot fired Burma army commander near their village. Villagers said the Burma Army was angry in negotiation [...]
Army Refuses to Cooperate in Murdered Teachers Investigation
By Aye Nai for Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 03, 2016 The military is refusing to cooperate in the investigation into the rape and murder of two Kachin teachers in northern Shan State Maran [...]
Notes on 21 CPCPC-RCSS Meet
By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 03, 2016 The following report is the outcome of the 1 ½ hour meeting between the 21st Century Panglong Conference Preparatory Committee (21 CPCPC) headed by [...]
Government Peace Team to Meet Non-NCA Signatory Organisations on 3 June
By Phanida for Mizzima News | June 02, 2016 The new peace negotiating team created by the NLD-led government will have an informal meeting with the ethnic armed organisations that did not sign the Nationwide [...]
RCSS Meets UNFC to Discuss Fighting in Northern Shan State
By Phanida for Mizzima News | June 02, 2016 The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) had a meeting on 1June in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to discuss ongoing [...]
NBF Urges Inclusivity at 21st Century Panglong Conference
By Mon News Agency | June 02, 2016 The Nationalities Brotherhood Federation (NBF) is urging the inclusion of all registered ethnic political parties in the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference, in accordance with provisions of [...]