August 2016
A cautionary tale of displacement in Mon State
By Feliz Solomon / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 12, 2016 Few people are familiar with the tragic story of thousands of ethnic Mon refugees who were forced to flee Burma in 1990, [...]
Fighting Near Laiza
Mizzima News | August 11, 2016 A skirmish broke out between the Myanmar Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) near the armed group’s Laiza headquarters on 7 August. After the Myanmar Army sent troops [...]
Burma Army Soldiers Confess at Court Martial to Killing Civilians
The Irrawaddy | August 10, 2016 Seven Burma Army soldiers, including four commissioned officers, accused of murdering five civilians in Mong Yaw Village of Lashio Township in late June were brought before a court martial [...]
Three Ethnic Armies Will Not Disarm to Attend Myanmar Peace Conference
Radio Free Asia (RFA) | August 10, 2016 Three of Myanmar’s armed ethnic groups have refused to agree to lay down their arms in order to participate in the government’s Panglong Peace Conference at the [...]
KIA, Burmese Army Clash Near Hpakant
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 9, 2016 Burmese government forces have clashed with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in the town of Kamaing, situated between Kachin State capital Myitkyina and the jade-rich township [...]
Myanmar’s Panglong Peace Conference to Begin on Aug. 31
Radio Free Asia (RFA) | August 8, 2016 Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi announced Monday that the 21st-Century Panglong Peace Conference will begin on the last day of August and run for five [...]
BREWING DEBATE: Implications of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Clarification on Panglong Agreement and Spirit
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 8, 2016 Aung San Suu Kyi’s position has been that Panglong Agreement is not important enough but it’s spirit is the propelling factor [...]
New Skirmishes Reported As More Troops Deployed in Kachin and Northern Shan State
Kachinland News (KLN) | August 4, 2016 Local sources in Kachin and northern Shan State said more Burmese army troops arrive in their areas this week as Burmese government and EAOs’ leaders prepared for the [...]
KNU Responds to Video Showing Soldiers Abusing ‘Hooligans’
By DVB | August 4, 2016 The Karen National Union (KNU) has vowed to investigate the alleged abuse of young men in Tenasserim Division caught on a video that is circulating online. The video, which [...]
Refugee Return Centers to Be Opened on Thai-Burma Border
By Saw Yaw Nang / The Irrawaddy | August 1, 2016 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Service centers providing support for Burmese refugees returning home voluntarily are to be established in all nine Burmese refugee camps [...]