November 2018
Peace Meetings Including PPST Suspended
Mizzima | Novmber 3, 2018 Some peace meetings including the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) of ten ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), which are the signatories of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), have reportedly been suspended. Arakan [...]
Chin Refugee Committee Urges UNHCR to Shelve Repatriation Plan
By Chit Min Tun / The Irrawaddy | November 2, 2018 YANGON — The Chin Refugee Support Committee (CRSC) has urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to shelve its plan to repatriate [...]
NCA Signatories Want Other Armed Groups Included in Peace Process
By Chan Thar / The Myanmar Times | November 2, 2018 Signatory groups of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement are seeking the participation of non-signatory ethnic armed groups to the peace process. “It’s everyone’s wish for [...]
Tatmadaw Detains 15 Kachin Aid Workers near Laiza
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | November 1, 2018 The Myanmar Army detained 15 members of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) in Nam San Yang village near the Chinese border on Oct. 24, the [...]
KNU Temporary Hiatus from Peace Process: Is Reconciliation Still Possible?
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | October 31, 2018 Hardly has the sharp tone of the Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Laing died down, when he sabotaged the top leaders’ meeting of [...]
Tatmadaw, TNLA Clashes Displace 100 People
By Hum Hurng / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) / BNI Online | October 31, 2018 Villagers fled after hearing the sound of gunfire in the Mong Yaw area of Lashio. A Burma Army [...]
October 2018
Paletwa Township’s IDPs Seek out Jobs in Nearby Village for Daily Life
Chin World / BNI Online | October 30, 2018 Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Chin State’s Paletwa Township have been forced to find work in nearby villages to earn a living due to food [...]
Landmines Injure 7 Civilians in Northern Shan in October
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | October 29, 2018 At least seven people have been wounded by landmines in northern Shan State in October, according to local residents, who said the devices posed a [...]
Northern Military Alliance Members to Meet Govt Peace Commission
Network Media Group / BNI Online | October 30, 2018 The delegates will meet in China’s Yunnan province in a follow-up meeting to one held in early September. Three members of the Northern Military Alliance [...]
Karen National Union Suspends Participation in Peace Talks
By Ye Mon / Frontier Myanmar | October 29, 2018 YANGON — In an unprecedented setback for the peace process, the Karen National Union has announced its temporary suspension from negotiations amid dissatisfaction over recent [...]