March 2018
Calls Grow for Withdrawal of Burma Army Troops in Karen State’s Hpapun
By Andrew D. Kaspar / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | March 20, 2018 Joining a rising chorus of voices objecting to the encroachment of Burma Army troops into territory in Karen State, hundreds of villagers [...]
Union Gov’t Provides Over Ks 120 Million to Myaing Gyi Ngu IDPs
By Saw Shar / Karen Information Center / BNI Online | March 21, 2018 The Union Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief, and Resettlement has provided Ks 126.9 million to internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are [...]
Number of Displaced in Northern Shan State Rises to About 2,000
By Soe Thu Aung / Mizzima | March 21, 2018 According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and local charity organizations, the number of people displaced by fighting in [...]
TNLA is Ready to Hold Another Dialogue with RCSS
Network Media Group / BNI Online | March 20, 2018 The Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) said it is ready to hold another dialogue with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State [...]
UWSA Denies Reports It Plans To Sign NCA
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | March 20, 2018 The United Wa State Army (UWSA) has denied claims by a member of the government’s Peace Commission that it planned to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire [...]
RCSS, TNLA Fighting Kills Two Villagers, Forces 1,000 to Flee
By Zeyar Maw Soe Thu Aung / Mizzima | March 17, 2018 At least two villagers were killed and over 1,000 fled their villages to Kyaukme due to fighting between the Reunion Council of Shan State (RCSS) [...]
Two Civilians Killed as RCSS-TNLA Fighting Flares Again
By Nang Mya Nadi / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | March 16, 2018 Fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) flared once again this week in [...]
KNLA, Tatmadaw Clash Again as Fighting Spreads in Hpapun District
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | March 15, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Tatmadaw troops exchanged fire near Wah Tho Kho village in Kama Maung sub-township, Hpapun district, [...]
NMSP, KNU Military Leaders to Launch Joint Explanation Meetings to Reduce Conflict
Mon News Agency / BNI Online | March 14, 2018 The military leaders of the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the Karen National Union (KNU) will launch joint explanation meetings in respective areas to [...]
Wa, Mongla Groups ‘Accept’ Nationwide Ceasefire Accord: Govt Peacemaker
Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | March 14, 2018 A member of the government’s Peace Commission has said the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), the latter also known as [...]