By Bertil Lintner/The Irrawaddy | May 6, 2016 Burma’s new government has declared that finding a solution to the country’s decades-long civil war is one of its top priorities. That is clearly in line with the policies of the [...]
By Nang Seng Nom, The Irrawaddy | April 29, 2016 RANGOON — Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s state counselor and de facto leader of the new National League for Democracy (NLD) government, met with the Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee on [...]
Burma Partnership | April 26, 2016 The Burma Army is stepping up on its promise to “eliminate” the Arakan Army (AA) with an increase in the number and ferocity of military attacks in northern Arakan State. As ever, it [...]
By Kyaw Kha, The Irrawaddy, April 20, 2016 Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Burma, highlighted internal peace and constitutional change in her speech to the people on the Burmese New Year. In reference to the 2015 [...]
By Salai Ceu Bik Thawng, Chin National Democratic Party (CNDP) | April 17, 2016 When President U Htin Kyaw in his inaugural speech to the nation talked about the NLD-led government's commitment to federalism, almost everyone had welcomed it. But for [...]
By Moe Myint, The Irrawaddy | April 19, 2016 RANGOON – The Burma Army engaged in two ambush attacks against the Arakan Army (AA) during the country’s New Year water festival on April 16 in northern Arakan State, according [...]
Free Burma Ranger (FBR) | April 9, 2016 OVERVIEW On 30 March 2016, Burma Army soldiers attacked Pang Hka Village. The villagers fled in all directions and Ma Kaw, a 70-year-old woman, was shot in the stomach as she tried [...]
By Roland Watson, Dictatorwatch | April 13, 2016 The National League for Democracy now has legitimate government power. Its agenda will soon turn to resolving the civil war that has plagued Burma for over sixty-five years. To accomplish this, [...]
Press release by the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) | April 6, 2016 No change of attitude towards Muslims We at Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) have strongly condemned the NLD Religious Affairs Minister Thura U Aung Ko for [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | April 2, 2016. As Burma’s first civilian government in half a century took office this week, conflict remains ongoing in the country’s largest state. Burma’s military known as the Tatmadaw, has clashed [...]