March 2018
Hundreds of Local Residents Flee from Fighting Between KNU and Tatmadaw
Karen Information Center / BNI Online | March 7, 2018 Hundreds of local residents from a village group in Lu Thraw Township under the Karen National Union (KNU)’s Mu Traw (Hpapun) District have fled after [...]
Government Facing International Negative Opinion Onslaught and Peace Process Stagnation
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | March 7, 2018 The National League for Democracy (NLD) regime is overwhelmed by the international negative opinion onslaught on Rohingya crisis and as well [...]
Activists, Civil Society Groups Protest Proposed Changes to Myanmar’s Public Assembly Law
By Win Ko Ko Latt and Thiri Min / Radio Free Asia (RFA) | March 5, 2018 About 500 farmers, workers, and political activists marched in Yangon on Monday to oppose proposed changes to the country’s [...]
Fresh Fighting Likely as Many Myanmar Military Columns Are in KIA Territory, Says KIA
By Zeyar Maw / Mizzima | March 6, 2018 The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) Information Chief Col. Naw Bu confirmed to Mizzima that fresh fighting was likely to erupt again as government military columns were [...]
Bias Against Women Persists in Kayah
Hitke Nanda Win / Myanmar Times | March 5, 2018 Social norms that discriminate against women persist among ethnic groups in Kayah State, and women’s groups are calling for an end to these prejudices. One such [...]
A Skirmish Occurs Between NMSP and Karen Armed Group over Detention of Mon Villagers
Mon News Agency / BNI Online | March 5, 2018 A Karen armed group and the New Mon State Party (NMSP) clashed in the NMSP-controlled area after the Karen armed group detained Mon villagers in [...]
New United Karen Party’s Registration Accepted by Union Election Commission
Karen News | March 2, 2018 In an effort to unify all Karen political parties, the first three Karen State based parties came together to form the Karen National Democratic Party (KNDP). The Union Election [...]
KNPP’s Signing of NCA Depends on Outcome of Killings Probe
By Naw Betty Han / Myanmar Times | February 28, 2018 The decision of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) on whether or not to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), would depend on the outcome [...]
Union Peace Conference to Be Held in April or May
Mizzima | March 1, 2018 The Union Peace Conference-21st Century Panglong will be held in late April or early May, according to the 7th Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) on the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement held [...]
February 2018
Eight Villagers Receive One-to-Ten Years Imprisonment for Alleged Ties to NCA-Signatory RCSS/SSA-S
By Nan Hseng Phoo / Shan Herald Agency for News (Shan) / BNI Online | February 28, 2018 The Hopong Township Court has given one to ten years sentences to eight villagers for supporting and [...]