July 2017
Baptist World Alliance Honors Cynthia Maung’s Work at the Mae Tao Clinic
By Saw Shar / Karen News | July 09, 2017 Cynthia Maung, a doctor who has spent nearly three decades working with migrants and refugees along the Thai-Myanmar border, was honored with the 2017 Baptist [...]
Advocates Says Proposed Changes to Telecom Law Don’t Go Far Enough
By Lun Min Mang / Myanmar Times | July 11, 2017 The proposed changes on the country’s Telecommunications Law as announced by government are not enough to uphold and protect freedom of expression, said advocates [...]
Karen Leader – Union Peace Conference 21st Century Pinlong Falls Short – Gives Ethnic Armed Organizations Little, but Lets Military Dominate
Naw Zipporah Sein / Karen News | July 06, 2017 Naw Zipporeah Sein, has spent the last four years negotiating with the Burma government as a key member and Vice-chairperson of the Karen National Union. [...]
Statement on the Detention of the Journalists who Came to Report on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Ceremony
Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) | July 10, 2017 Date – June, 27th, 2017 The Palaung State Liberation Front PSLF/TNLA condemns the Myanmar military for detaining journalists who were performing their responsibility of conducting media [...]
Rough Justice for Reporters in Shan State
Frontier Myanmar | July 07, 2017 Rather than acting as apologists for the military, the government and NLD should tackle the real issues raised by the arrest of three journalists last week. SINCE THE arrest by [...]
KNLA Leaders Warn Soldiers to Remain Cautious of the Ceasefire
Karen Information Center (KIC) / Burma News International (BNI) | July 07, 2017 On Karen armed forced day this week, one ethnic armed group leader sounded a cautionary note, instructing soldiers to recall that a [...]
Over 60,000 Myanmar Workers Return, Many via the Mae Sot-Myawaddy Border
Karen Information Center (KIC) / Burma News International (BNI) | July 06, 2017 More than 60,000 Myanmar workers have returned from Thailand over the past two weeks amid an exodus sparked by new labor regulations. [...]
The Lie of the Land
Frontier Myanmar | July 06, 2017 The NLD has not only made little progress on the National Land Use Law, it has also shown little inclination to follow the policy. OF ALL the legacy challenges [...]
The KIO Dilemma
By Joe Kumbun / Mizzima | July 3, 2017 The civil war which continues to rage in Kachin State has been going on for six years. The conflict started on 9 June2011, and since then [...]
Unwavering Support for Myanmar’s Refugees and IDPs Still Needed
Progressive Voice | June 29, 2017 This year’s World Refugee Day – 20 June 2017 – brought into focus the pressing and at times tragic issues facing refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Myanmar[1]. [...]