July 2018
KNU and Tatmadaw Will Again Discuss Building a Road in Hpapun District
By Soe Thu Aung / Mizzima | July 7, 2018 Tatmadaw (military) representative at Joint Monitoring Committee-Union (JMC-U), Col.Wunna Aung, said that they will discuss again with the Karen National Union (KNU) the plan for [...]
NEYA Denounces Arrest, Violence Against Bogyoke Statue Protesters
Karen Information Center / BNI Online | July 6, 2018 The National Ethnic Youth Alliance (NEYA) released a statement on July 4 to denounce the government for taking action and using violence in the crackdown [...]
Nine Folks of Awng Lawt Village Arrive at IDP Camp After 2 Months in the Forest
Kachin News Group / BNI Online | July 5, 2018 Nine residents of Awng Lawt Village of Tanai Township arrived at an internally displaced resident (IDP) camp in the Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina at the [...]
All Members of Northern Alliance Invited to Attend Panglong Peace Conference
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | July 4, 2018 MON STATE — The government has invited all members of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) to attend the third session of the [...]
3 Civilians Reportedly Killed by Landmines in Shan State in June
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | July 4, 2018 Mon State — At least three people were killed by landmines in northern Shan State last month, according to a local resident and an aid [...]
Protest Against Planned Statue of Gen. Aung San in Loikaw Turns Violent
By Saw Yamin Aung / The Irrawaddy | July 3, 2018 YANGON — Demonstrators clashed with police in the Karenni State capital, Loikaw, on Tuesday during a march to protest the regional government’s plan to [...]
Tatmadaw Objects to Discussion of Ethnic Rights at Peace Conference
By Htet Naing Zaw / The Irrawaddy | July 2, 2018 YANGON — The third session of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference scheduled to be held from July 11 to 16 will not discuss [...]
Ethnic Groups to Continue Demanding Autonomy
By Min Min / Mizzima | June 30, 2018 The Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) vice chairperson Dr Salai Hlyan Hmone said ethnic groups will continue demanding democracy, equality and autonomy. "These basic principles [...]
Shan State, Kachin State Record Highest Number of Landmine Fatalities
By Ying Tai / Shan Herald Agency for News / BNI Online | June 29, 2018 The Kachin and Shan states have the highest number of landmine fatalities in Myanmar within 2017-2018, the Shan State Minister [...]
Rakhine Youth Want a Say in State’s Future
By Su Myat Mon / Frontier | June 28, 2018 The Arakan Youth Conference wants the young generation to have a 30 percent quota in the Rakhine Hluttaw and a bigger say in charting the [...]