Kachinland News (KLN) | November 9, 2016 Burmese army troops currently stationed at 105th mile, located on Burma road between Nampaka and Muse, on Tuesday fired several artillery shells on KIA positions and nearby civilian homes. The shelling took [...]
By Sai Wansai/ Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | November 2, 2016. The much awaited Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) meeting from 28 to 29 October in Naypyitaw was hailed as a step forward in conducting the [...]
Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) | October 20, 2016 This detailed commentary examines ongoing militarisation in southeast Myanmar from 2014 to 2016. It includes villager's perspectives on military presence in and near villages; ongoing rotation of troops, re-supply of [...]
By Joe Kumbun / Mizzima | October 13, 2016 As we move towards the end of the year, civil war continues to rage across the country especially in Kachin State. Numerous negotiations have taken places but to date, no quantifiable [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | September 28, 2016 Actually, the Union Peace Conference (UPC) or 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC) is supposed to bring all warring parties into an atmosphere of peaceful negotiation that would [...]
By Lun Min Mang / The Myanmar Times | September 19, 2016 In a rare admission of military misconduct, a Tatmadaw court martial has found seven soldiers guilty of murdering Shan villagers during a botched interrogation. After two months of investigation, [...]
Burma News International (BNI) | September 14, 2016 The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), a coalition of ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that have not signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) said its representatives will not attend the meeting to [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | September 6, 2016 At least 10,000 people cannot go back to their homes due to the uncertain climate caused by the so-called Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), according a leading member of the Shan [...]
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, and civilians are frequently [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | August 23, 2016. Concerns about the Naung Pha dam on the Salween River By Action for Shan State Rivers Date: August 23, 2016 Background facts about Naung Pha dam Location: on the Salween [...]