By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 25, 2017 The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) released a statement on Thursday conveying the ethnic armed bloc’s intention to join the next iteration of the [...]
By Mon News Agency (MNA) | August 22, 2017 Fighting will not end until the Tatmadaw changes its attitude, an official from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army said over the weekend during an ethnic coalition’s summit in northern Shan [...]
By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 9, 2017 Clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Tatmadaw erupted in Khay Khin and Man Wel villages, part of Namhsan Township, Shan State, on [...]
By Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) | August 7, 2017 1. The Palaung State Liberation Front’s (PSLF/TNLA) Central Committee (CC) 6- monthly meeting was held for four days, from July 27 to 30. The CC meeting was successfully held and [...]
By Mary Win / Ethnic Nationalities Affairs Center (Union of Burma) | August 3, 2017 After a wave of resignations, especially of bulwark member Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), most observers thought the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) might not [...]
Joint statement by 68 civil society organisations | July 14, 2017 We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the arrest, detention and prosecution of six people, including three journalists, under the 1908 Unlawful Associations Act in Myanmar. We demand that [...]
Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) | July 10, 2017 Date – June, 27th, 2017 The Palaung State Liberation Front PSLF/TNLA condemns the Myanmar military for detaining journalists who were performing their responsibility of conducting media reports at the PSLF/TNLA’s [...]
Frontier Myanmar | July 07, 2017 Rather than acting as apologists for the military, the government and NLD should tackle the real issues raised by the arrest of three journalists last week. SINCE THE arrest by the Tatmadaw of three [...]
Libby Hogan / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 28, 2017 A hearing for three journalists accused of consorting with a rebel Palaung group has been set for 11 July. The Irrawaddy’s Lawi Weng and DVB’s Aye Nai and Pyae [...]
By Aung Zaw / The Irrawaddy | June 28, 2017 At The Irrawaddy’s office, it is not uncommon for Lawi Weng to bring local snacks or homemade liquor to generously share among colleagues after returning from reporting trips to [...]