August 2016
Battles Rage in Kachin and Northern Shan State
Kachinland News | August 30, 2016 Battles rage in Kachin and northern Shan State as ethnic leaders arrive in Myanmar’s new capital Naypyitaw for the opening session of 21st Panglong Conference. KIA’s 9th Battalion troops [...]
Attacks Against The Kachin, Shan and Ta’ang Escalate as Peace Talks Near
Free Burma Rangers | August 30, 2016 The conflict in Kachin state continues to escalate in Kachin State and Northern Shan State. Clashes and infantry assaults backed by mortar attacks are now a daily occurrence, [...]
A Federal Burma Under The Existing State Boundary Would Disadvantage Karen State and Exclude the Majority of Karen People From Local Autonomy
The Karen Times | August 30, 2016 It is commonly agreed by experts, political analysts, ethnic communities and foreign leaders that federalism will be the best political system in Burma to resolve the country’s decades [...]
Burma Peace: Let The Truth Be Told!
By Roland Watson / Dictator Watch | August 29, 2016 The UNFC has announced that it will attend the upcoming Burma peace conference. I have previously presented reasons for boycotting the conference, but there is [...]
Beautiful Words, Ugly Actions: The Asian Highway in Karen State, Burma
Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) | August 29, 2016 To facilitate economic growth in the border towns of Mae Sot and Myawaddy, as well as the rest of Thailand and Myanmar, a new section of the [...]
Workshop Discusses Resettling Displaced Populations
Burma News International (BNI) | August 26, 2016 A workshop by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) about the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) was held in Karen State capital Hpa-an. Saw [...]
Report On The Human Rights Situation In Burma (January – June, 2016)
Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND- Burma) | August 26, 2016 ND-Burma has documented 98 human rights violations in Burma in the first six months of 2016, showing a stark increase from the 84 human [...]
Ethnic Armed Groups Not Recognized by Thein Sein’s Govt Announce Their Readiness to Join The Pin Long Conference
By S'Phan Shaung / Karen News | August 25, 2016 Three ethnic armed organizations not recognized by the previous military backed government as part of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement have said they are prepared to attend upcoming [...]
Salween River Is Not For Sale, Says Shan NGOs
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 24, 2016 Shan civic groups held a press conference in Bangkok today, claiming that the Burmese government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, is working secretly in [...]
Battles Rage Across Kachin As Representatives Meet in Yangon
Kachinland News | August 23, 2016 Local sources in Hpakant, Mogaung, Namti, Monyin, Kamaing, Momauk, and Mansi in Kachin State, and Kutkai and Nam Hkam in northern Shan State said they have seen more Burmese [...]