May 2017
State Counsellor to Meet Wa-Led Coalition of Ethnic Armed Groups
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | May 25, 2017 State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with seven allied ethnic armed groups that are not signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on the [...]
A KIO Official Said LNDP’s Statement Not Based On Facts
Kachinland News (KLN) | May 24, 2017 Lisu National Development Party (LNDP) issued a statement on April 21 accusing the Kachin Independence Organization as a terrorist organization carrying out arbitrary killings, collecting illegal money and [...]
Union Peace Conference Opens to Military Critique of Ethnic Demands
By Nyein Nyein & Htet Naing Zaw / The Irrawaddy | May 24, 2017 NAYPYIDAW — Burma Army Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing has called the demands of some ethnic armed groups “unrealistic” and described [...]
The Seven Obstacles to Peace
By Nyan Hlaing Lynn / Frontier Myanmar | May 24, 2017 THE SECOND 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference was due to convene in Nay Pyi Taw on May 24, nearly four months later than [...]
Thousands of Displaced Karen Villagers Call for Burma Army to Get off Their Land
Karen News | May 24, 2017 Today, while the peace dialogue in Nay Phyi Daw resumes for its second round, displaced Karen villagers in remote areas of northern Karen State staged a protest over the [...]
Myanmar Invites Three Previously Shunned Ethnic Armed Groups to Peace Talks
Radio Free Asia (RFA) | May 23, 2017 The Myanmar government has invited three ethnic armed groups previously denied permission by the army to attend the second session on Wednesday of de facto leader Aung [...]
KNU Promises to Promote the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement
Karen Information Center (KIC) / Burma News International (BNI) | May 22, 2017 The Karen National Union (KNU) has announced it will help lobby ethnic leaders to sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement. Members of the KNU Central [...]
Thousands of Ethnic Lisu Protest Killings by Myanmar’s Kachin Independence Army
Radio Free Asia (RFA) | May 22, 2017 Thousands of ethnic Lisu in Myitkyina, capital of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state, protested on Monday against an ethnic armed group for violating human rights by indiscriminately arresting [...]
Govt ‘Unlikely’ to Agree to Panghsang Allies’ Terms for Peace Talks
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | May 22, 2017 It is unlikely that the Burmese government will agree to a request by seven ethnic armed groups to be represented as a coalition at this week’s [...]
Crucial Points to Ponder: How Would the 21st Century Panglong Pan Out?
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | May 21, 2017 As May 24, the convening of Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong (UPC-21CP) is scheduled to take off, few crucial [...]