March 2017
Attack by Kokang Fighters in Myanmar’s Shan State Leaves 30 Dead
Radio Free Asia | March 7, 2017 An attack by an ethnic armed group on police stations, military posts, and civilian buildings early Monday in Laukkai township in the northern part of Myanmar’s restive Shan [...]
Suicide Attempts Increase at Mae La Refugee Camp
Burma News International | March 7, 2017 The largest refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border experienced a rash of suicide cases last year, mainly among the youth population, according to a doctor and camp resident. [...]
International Karen Representatives to Attend Upcoming Congress as Non-Voting Observers
Burma News International | March 7, 2017 The Karen National Union is gearing up for its 16th congress next week, with international representatives from 12 countries expected to attend the leadership-determining event. The congress, which [...]
DPN’s Peace Proposal Moves Forward
By Lun Min Mang / Myanmar Times | March 6, 2017 The Government’s Peace Commission and the Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) agreed at a meeting last week on nine proposals put forward by the [...]
Commentary on “UNFC Commits to NCA Negotiations, Panglong Process”
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | March 3, 2017 The UNFC 8 point proposal spelled out in this report is the key to make the NCA a more fair negotiation [...]
Hsipaw Civilian Killed by Unknown Assailants
Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | March 3, 2017 A community leader in northern Shan State’s Hsipaw Township was shot dead by an unknown gunman or group on Sunday, according to local source. Sai [...]
Military to Punish Unlawful Acts in Rakhine
By Htoo Thant / Myanmar Times | March 2, 2017 The military is investigating claims by international media that soldiers had violated human rights in Rakhine State, said Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy [...]
DPN Meets with State Counsellor
By Lun Min Mang / Myanmar Times | March 1, 2017 The Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) met with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday to discuss the group’s [...]
February 2017
State Counselor and UNFC Peace Negotiation Team to Meet This Week
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | February 28, 2017 State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the representatives of the ethnic armed bloc’s Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) will meet on Wednesday in Naypyidaw, [...]
NCA Non-Signatories Disavow Peace Accord, Seek Alternative Talks
Shwe Aung / DVB | February 28, 2017 Several ethnic armed groups that are not signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have decided they will not sign the accord and instead are looking to [...]