August 2016
Commission to Meet with Groups Excluded from NCA
By Narinjara BNI / Mizzima | August 3, 2016 Yesterday’s meeting between the Peace Commission and National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State. The Peace Commission plans to meet with the Arakan Army (AA), Myanmar National [...]
Kyaikmayaw Township Villagers Campaigning Against Coal-fired Power Plants
Human Rights Foundation of Monland | August 2, 2016 On 18 July 2016, a campaign, organized by Pyar Taung Regional Development Association and local youths, posted and distributed stickers to raise awareness about coal-fired power [...]
Killing for Coal: Arbitrary Arrest, Torture, and Killing of Villagers by Burma Army to Secure Nam Ma Coal Mines
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | August 2, 2016 Burmese government troops committed serious human rights abuses, including arbitrary arrest, torture and killing of local villagers, during their offensive to drive out [...]
For Kachin rebels, Educating IDPs is Part of the Struggle
By Htet Khaung Linn / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 1, 2016 It’s nearly dinner time at the dormitory in Maijayang and teachers are busy in the kitchen, while several teenagers are lounging on benches [...]
July 2016
Mai Ja Yang Meeting to Be Extended One More Day
By Phanida Khin Suu Kyi / Mizzima | July 29, 2016 The plenary meeting of Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) being held in Mai Ja Yang, Kachin State, will be extended for one more day because [...]
Muslims Excluded from Ethnic Youth Conference
By Coconuts Yangon / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | July 28, 2016 Despite somewhat confusing attempts to suspend it, Burma’s Ethnic Youth Conference in Shan State went ahead on Tuesday in Panlong, the historic [...]
Ethnic Leaders Agree on 8 Principles for a Federal Burma
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | 28 July, 2016 On the second day of their plenary meeting in the Kachin State town of Maijayang, representatives of 17 of Burma’s main ethnic armed groups agreed on [...]
Mon Political Party Seeks Official Recognition from NMSP
By Min Thither Khine / Mon News Agency (MNA) | July 28, 2016 The New Mon State Party (NMSP), the predominant ethnic Mon resistance group, has been urged to release an official statement naming the All [...]
EAOs’ Plenary Meeting Begins With Call For Unity
Kachinland News (KLN) | July 27, 2016 Ethnic Armed Organizations’ plenary meeting attended by 18 ethnic armed organizations and major ethnic nationalities’ political parties began Tuesday in Mai Ja Yang, a city located in KIO’s [...]
“What do We Still Have Left to Offer?” – Questions of “Give” and “Take” in Build-up to Panglong Conference
Burma Partnership | July 26, 2016 On 17 July, 2016, the State Counselor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) to discuss a framework for the upcoming 21st Century [...]