January 2017
Minbya Villagers Say Govt Troops Conducting House-to-House Sweeps
By Wunna Kwanyo / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | January 26, 2017 Locals in Arakan State’s Minbya Township say Tatmadaw troops have been raiding their homes and questioning villagers for alleged ties to the [...]
Myanmar Police Charge Two Kachin Christians With Unlawful Association
Radio Free Asia | January 25, 2017 Police in Muse township in Myanmar’s northern Shan state have opened a case against two Kachin Christian leaders, charging them with illegal association under a controversial colonial-era act, [...]
Civilians Abducted by Burmese Army Troops As Battles Rage on in Kachin and Shan States
By Tsa Doi La / Kachinland News | January 26, 2017 In Kachin State, clashes reportedly erupted between KIA’s 6th Battalion troops under 2nd Brigade and Burmese army troops belonging to 261st Light Infantry Battalion(LIB) [...]
Impatient for NCA implementation, Ceasefire Groups Get Pushy
By Lun Min Mang / Myanmar Times | January 25, 2017 The nationwide ceasefire groups are showing increasing anxiety and impatience over the brass tacks of the peace process. The eight ethnic armed groups party [...]
UNFC Holds Emergency Meeting Ahead of 21st Century Panglong 2nd Meeting
Mizzima | January 25, 2017 An emergency meeting of the central executive committee of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Monday and Tuesday, state media reported on 25 [...]
NCA Signatories Push Army Chief to Halt Clashes with Northern Alliance
By Htet Naing Zaw / The Irrawaddy | January 24, 2017 NAYPYIDAW — The Peace Process Steering Team (PPST)—a committee representing the eight ethnic armed groups that signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA)—called on State [...]
NMSP, KNU and Tanintharyi Region Gov’t to Meet to Solve Territory Dispute
By Min Paing / Mon News Agency (MNA) | January 24, 2017 The New Mon State Party (NMSP), Karen National Union (KNU) and Tanintharyi Region Government will hold a meeting on Wednesday to prevent further [...]
Suu Kyi Meets NCA Groups for Preliminary Peace Talks
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | January 24, 2017 Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has held a meeting with representatives of the various ethnic armed groups that are signatories to the country’s Nationwide Ceasefire [...]
Northern Alliance (Burma) Statement 1-17
Northern Alliance (Burma) | January 23, 2017 No. 1/2017 Date: 23 January 2017 At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Sun Guoxiang, Special Envoy of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affair of China, on [...]
Petition Calls for Action on the 2nd Anniversary of the Rape, Murder of Kachin Teachers
Mizzima | January 21, 2017 On the 2nd anniversary of the rape and murder of two Kachin teachers in northern Myanmar, the NGO Burma Campaign UK marked the anniversary by delivering a petition and campaign [...]