November 2018
China Provides Aid to IDPs in Kachin State
Mizzima | November 21, 2018 The Chinese embassy in Myanmar Tuesday provided humanitarian assistance to displaced persons in Kachin state, Xinhua reported. The Chinese embassy provided 160 million kyats (101,265 U.S. dollars) worth of commodities [...]
Kachin Woman, 60, Shot Dead as Rival EAOs Clash in Lashio Township
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | November 19, 2018 An ethnic Kachin woman was killed on Nov. 17 when fighting erupted between rival ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) outside her village near Lashio Township in [...]
September 2018
‘We Still Can’t Build Trust’: RCSS Spokesperson
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | September 12, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Col. Sai Ngern, spokesperson for the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), spoke to The Irrawaddy reporter Nyein Nyein about the [...]
New Mon State Party Leader Frustrated With Peace Process ‘Stalemate’ But Hopeful
By Nein Nein / The Irrawaddy | September 11, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Nai Hong Sar, the vice chairman of the New Mon State Party (NMSP), recently spoke with The Irrawaddy’s Nyein Nyein about [...]
Are the Cries of the Victims of Tatmadaw Atrocities in Vain?
Aung Pue | September 11, 2018 Aung Pue* confronts the reality that Tatmadaw atrocities are continuing, with few repercussions. Rape...murder…torture…beatings: these and other human rights violations, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed by the Tatmadaw [...]
Karen Soldiers Are Not the Only Karen Martyrs
Speech at the 68th Karen Martyrs’ Day Ceremony Old Mae Tao Clinic, Mae Sot, Thailand Saw Michael / 12 August 2018 Karen soldiers are not the only Karen martyrs So what is a “martyr”? In [...]
Blocking CSSU Meeting: Government Against Shan Unity?
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | September 3, 2018 The recent government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center’s (NRPC) rejection of the planned Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) is a [...]
August 2018
The Karen Struggle for Self-Determination in Kawthoolei
Karen Environmental Social Action Network (KESAN) / IPMSDL | August 21, 2018 This article is a case study conducted and written by KESAN (Karen Environmental Social Action Network) contributed for #IDWIP2018. Burma is one of the [...]
February 2018
Muse Township Bans Medical Treatment to Wounded Ethnic Soldiers
By Paing Soe / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | February 19, 2018 The township administrator of Muse in northern Shan State has issued a ban on members of ethnic armed groups receiving medical treatment in [...]
December 2017
Ethnic Groups Say Time Has Come To See Detailed Plan For Federal System
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | December 12, 2017 It is time for the Myanmar government and the military to tell the country’s ethnic groups exactly what type of federal system they can expect [...]