June 2018
Kachin State Refugees Resettled in Myanmar Government-Provided Housing
By Kyaw Myo Min and Khin Khin Ei / Radio Free Asia (RFA) | June 19, 2018 Development authorities in northern Myanmar’s war-torn Kachin state resettled 95 refugee families in newly built low-cost housing in Waingmaw [...]
Karen Nationals Are Ready for Upcoming Peace Conference
By Sa Isue / Karen Information Center / BNI Online | June 15, 2018 Officials from the Karen National Political Dialogue Coordination Committee said they have prepared for upcoming third session of the Union Peace Conference – 21st [...]
Aid Workers Warned Against Helping Refugees in KIA Areas
By Chan Thar / Myanmar Times | June 18, 2018 Church aid workers have been warned by security forces not to provide aid to refugees in areas controlled by the armed ethnic group Kachin Independence [...]
NCA-S EAOs not ready to hold 21st Century Panglong Conference on June 30
Mon News Agency / BNI Online | June 13, 2018 The nationwide ceasefire agreement-signatories ethnic armed organizations (NCA-S EAOs) will negotiate with the government again as they are not ready to hold the third session [...]
With Camps Slated for Closure, IDPs Fear for Safety in Home Villages
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | June 13, 2018 YANGON – Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kachin and Shan states in northern Myanmar still do not feel it is safe to return to their [...]
Controversial Issues Will Not Be Discussed During Panglong Conference
By Network Media Group / BNI Online | June 12, 2018 Ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that have signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) have decided to exclude issues that are blocking the peace process between [...]
KIA Blasts Myanmar Military on Anniversary of Civil War in Kachin
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | June 12, 2018 MON STATE — The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) accused the Myanmar military of genocide and human rights abuses including rape and murder on Saturday to [...]
Funding Cuts Force Refugee Camp Education Programs to Close – Others Struggle to Survive
Karen News | June 11, 2018 Karen education officials warn cuts to refugee camp programs are forcing schools to close. Higher education schools in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border are running out of funding, [...]
Organizers of Myitkyina Anti-War Protest Face Legal Action
By Lei Lei / The Irrawaddy | June 11, 2018 MYITKYINA — Police plan to bring charges against the organizers of a demonstration held in Myitkyina on Saturday to mark the seventh anniversary of the [...]
Rebel Group Sends ‘Tax’ Letter to Shan State Schools
By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | June 8, 2018 YANGON — The Kachin Independence Organization/Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA) has reportedly sent extortion letters to 21 private and boarding schools in northern Shan [...]