February 2018
Burmese Military Fighter Jets Bomb as Battles Continue in Kachin Region
Kachinland News | February 1, 2018 Two Burmese military fighter jets again dropped bombs on KIA positions at Dawi Post and Chyahkya Bum in Danai Township on Jan 31 at 2:13 pm. Similarly, two fighter [...]
January 2018
Myanmar Army Wants Control of Tanaing Mining Region Before Peace Talks: Rebel Officer
By Nay Rein Kyaw and Tin Aung Khine / Radio Free Asia (RFA) | January 30, 2018 The military is continuing its attacks on territory controlled by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in war-torn northern Myanmar’s [...]
Press Conference Held on the Plight of Shan Refugees at Thai Border After Funding Cut
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) / BNI Online | January 30, 2018 A social activist group established by Shan (Tai) migrant workers in Thailand held a press conference concerning the difficulties faced by Shan [...]
Northern Burma Clash Account – December 2017
Free Burma Rangers | January 29, 2018 Throughout the month of December, the Burma Army has maintained its offensive in Kachin State and northern Shan State, with attacks against the Kachin Independence Army and other [...]
Burmese Army Seizes KIA Base Near Tanai Mines
By Ye Mon / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | January 28, 2018 The Burmese armed forces announced yesterday that it had seized a military outpost and customs gate belonging to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). [...]
TNLA, RCSS Hold Preliminary Meeting to End Conflict
Network Media Group / BNI Online | January 29, 2018 The Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) and the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army – South (RCSS/SSA-S) held a preliminary meeting [...]
Around 1,000 IDPs to Return Home in Northern Shan State
Network Media Group / BNI Online | January 28, 2018 Out of more than 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), over 900 will return home after taking shelter in Kyaukme to escape from the fighting in [...]
UNFC to Fade Away: How Will the Government Handle the FPNCC?
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News | January 26, 2018 As one could just enthusiastically proclaims “and then there were ten,” to the 8 Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)-signatory Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) [...]
Gen Yawd Serk Denounces Tatmadaw’s Inspection of Shan National Schools
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) / BNI Online | January 25, 2018 The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) leader Gen Yawd Serk denounced the Tatmadaw’s inspection of a Shan national school and teachers [...]
Third Session of Panglong Peace Conference Delayed Until February
By Nang Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | January 25, 2018 YANGON — The third session of the 21st-Century Panglong Peace Conference will be delayed until February to accommodate recent developments in the peace [...]