August 2017
TNLA, Burma Army Clashes In Namhsan Displace Over 100
By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 9, 2017 Clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Tatmadaw erupted in Khay Khin and Man Wel villages, part of Namhsan [...]
Widespread Arrests, Torture, and Disappearances Under High-Level Burma Army Operation in Shan State After Fighting with NCA Signatory RCSS/SSA
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | August 4, 2017 Widespread arrests, torture, disappearance of civilians under high-level Burma Army operation in Ho Pong after fighting with NCA signatory RCSS/SSA During July 16-30, 2017, hundreds of Burma [...]
All Ethnic Armed Groups Must Be Able To Join Political Dialogues: NMSP
By Mon News Agency (MNA) / Burma News International (BNI) | August 8, 2017 In a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the Mon revolution, the New Mon State Party said on August 7 that [...]
KNU Talks Post-Ceasefire Peace Process With KNPP
By Karen Information Centre (KIC) / Burma News International (BNI) | August 7, 2017 Amid efforts to entice more ethnic armed groups into the fold of the nationwide ceasefire agreement, the Karen National Union shared its [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi Stops in Burma’s Mandalay Region to Sell Peace Process
By Radio Free Asia | August 7, 2017 Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a public roundtable meeting on the country’s peace process in a Mandalay region village on Monday, though residents [...]
Will the Myanmar Army Wipe Out Ethnic Armed Groups?
By Joe Kembun / The Irrawaddy | August 4, 2017 The Myanmar Army has shown—evermore visibly and publicly—that it is strengthening its forces. Recently, Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing toured Japan, India, Russia, Israel, Pakistan [...]
ENAC Briefing No. 22: UNFC’S Role In The Peace Process and Ethnic Unity
By Mary Win / Ethnic Nationalities Affairs Center (Union of Burma) | August 3, 2017 After a wave of resignations, especially of bulwark member Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), most observers thought the United Nationalities Federal [...]
International Aid To Karen IDP Camp To End In 60 Days
By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 4, 2017 Monthly rations of international aid to the Ee Tu Hta camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Papun District, Karen State, will [...]
UN Should Insist On Going Ahead With Fact-Finding Mission On Myanmar – HRW
By Mizzima News | August 3, 2017 The United Nations needs to insist on its ability to carry out a mandated fact-finding mission on Myanmar, Human Rights Watch said yesterday, releasing a series of questions [...]
STAGNATION OF PEACE PROCESS: Will Listening To The People Approach Work?
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 3, 2017 Looking at the ongoing peace process one couldn’t help but to conclude that it is indeed entering a period of stagnation [...]