May 2018
Peace Process Stagnation and People’s Aspiration to End the War
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News | May 23, 2018 When the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on 13 February 2018, [...]
KNU/KNLA (PC) Says It Does Not Want the Peace Process to Bring to a Standstill
By Saw Shar / Karen Information Center / BNI Online | May 21, 2018 The Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army – Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC) said it does not want the peace process to be [...]
Kachin Diaspora Communities Convene First World Kachin Conference
Kachinland News | May 21, 2018 In the US in Washington D.C, members of Kachin diaspora community came together to hold a crucial meeting in the country’s capital City from May 18- 19. This was [...]
3rd Union Peace Conference Postponed
Mizzima | May 22, 2018 Myanmar has postponed its third round of nationwide peace talks planned for May because the Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) that have already signed the government’s peace accord say they have [...]
Tatmadaw Agrees to Halt Contentious Road Project in Karen State
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | May 17, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand – The Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, agreed to postpone the rebuilding of an old road and to halt military deployments in the Ler [...]
The Militarization of Kachin State
By Kachinland News | May 15, 2018 The massive buildup of its presence in Kachin State by the Tatmadaw or Burma Army (BA) has been ongoing without any letup since the 1990’s, despite the 17-year period of [...]
Bomb blasts reported in Kachin State
By Mizzima | May 17, 2018 Several bomb blasts took place on railroads in Mogaung, Myanmar's Kachin state, damaging one train and some rail tracks and delaying rail transportation in the area over the past [...]
Myanmar Charges More Antiwar Protesters as UN, EU Raise Concerns About Kachin Conflict
By Kyaw Myo Min / Radio Free Asia (RFA) | May 16, 2018 Three antiwar activists were charged with criminal defamation on Wednesday for leading a protest in Myitkyina during which they called on the [...]
Army Sues Kachin Protesters for Defamation
By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | May 16, 2018 YANGON — The Northern Command of the Myanmar Army has sued three Kachin youth who led a sit-in protest against ongoing clashes in Kachin [...]
Hundreds of CSOs decry arrest of anti-war protesters
Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | May 15, 2018 Nearly 400 civil society organisations in Burma released a joint statement on Tuesday demanding the release of activists who were detained and are facing charges for their role in [...]