February 2018
EU Issues Statement Regarding the Situation in Kachin State
Mizzima | February 26, 2018 The European Union Delegation in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Myanmar have issued the following statement in relation to the conflict in Kachin State. “Decades of conflict [...]
KNU, NMSP Troops Clash in Ye Township
Than Lwin Times / BNI Online | February 26, 2018 A skirmish broke out between soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), of the Karen National Union (KNU) and the New Mon State Party [...]
EU to Reconsider Providing Food Supplies to Kachin IDPs
Network Media Group / BNI Online | February 23, 2018 Three Kachin political parties, which have decided to merge soon, have met with the European Union (EU) delegation yesterday (February 22) to discuss the Kachin [...]
USAID Funds $48m Project in Southeastern Myanmar
By Lun Min Mang / Myanmar Times | February 23, 2018 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a US$48-million (K64.32 billion) development project in Southeastern Myanmar aimed at improving basic services on Thursday. [...]
Public Needs to Know Code of Conduct, Says Mon Border/Security Minister
By Saw Myat Oo Thar / Karen Information Center / BNI Online | February 22, 2018 The public needs to be aware of the code of conduct that must be observed by both the Tatmadaw [...]
Lashio Stable but Tense after Yoma Bank Bombing
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | February 22, 2018 Local residents in Lashio reported that the situation there had stabilized Thursday following a bomb blast at a Yoma Bank branch on Wednesday that killed [...]
Tanintharyi Locals Say National Park Conservation Plan Threatening Livelihoods
By Su Myat Mon / Frontier Myanmar | February 21, 2018 An environmental group has called for greater respect for the rights of indigenous peoples in Tanintharyi Region, saying that land concessions and restrictions on forest [...]
Still No Date for Release of Census Findings on Ethnic Populations
By San Yamin Aung / The Irrawaddy | February 21, 2018 There is still no timeframe for the release of long-withheld ethnic population data from the 2014 census, Minister of Labor, Immigration and Population U [...]
Three Kachin Political Parties One Step Closer to Merger
By Nang Mya Nadi / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | February 21, 2018 Three political parties staking their appeal on claims to represent the interests of the ethnic Kachin population in northern Burma are closer [...]
Right Groups Demand Probes Into Enforced Disappearances, Killings of Myanmar Ethnic Minorities
By Roseanne Gerin / Radio Free Asia (RFA) | February 20, 2018 Two international rights groups on Monday demanded investigations into incidents involving the enforced disappearances and killings of ethnic Kachin and Karenni men by [...]