Kachin News Group / BNI Online | October 12, 2018 There are more internally displaced persons (IDPs) on ground in the list of the IDP camps in Waingmaw Township, Kachin State than the IDPs' list by the government, according [...]
By Ye Mon / Frontier Myanmar | October 11, 2018 YANGON — The location of peace talks between military and civilian leaders and the leaders of ethnic armed groups party to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, aimed at resolving deadlocks in [...]
By Moe Myint / The Irrawaddy | October 11, 2018 YANGON – Three Arakanese, one from the Arakan National Party (ANP) and two township representatives of the Arakan Youth Conference (AYC), have been arrested by Sittwe police. The AYC [...]
By Zeyar Maw / Mizzima | October 11, 2018 Nam Kham city Shan Youth Network liaison in-charge Sai Than Shwe has confirmed to Mizzima that Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) agreed to release detained Nan Mo [...]
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | October 10, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Leaders of the ethnic armed groups signed up to Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) are meeting in Thailand to decide whether to join an upcoming [...]
Lahu Women’s Organization / Pa-O Women’s Union/ Shan Women’s Action Network / Ta’ang Women’s Organization | October 10, 2018 The Lahu Women’s Organization, the Pa-O Women’s Union, the Shan Women’s Action Network and the Ta’ang Women’s Organization are very concerned about the [...]
12 civil society organizations | October 9, 2018 [Yangon – 9 October, 2018] The mandate laid out in the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission Law and the mindset of the current commissioners hinders the effective promotion and protection of [...]
By Zarni Mann / The Irrawaddy | October 9, 2018 MANDALAY — The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) says it has sentenced an ethnic Shan woman to three years in jail for informing on the armed group’s fighters to [...]
Wai Mar Tun / Radio Free Asia (RFA) | October 9, 2018 Myanmar’s largest non-state army has called for ethnic armed organizations that have not signed the government’s nationwide cease-fire accord to be included in a meeting next week [...]
Karen National Union Headquarters (KNU) | October 6, 2018 The Central Standing Committee's 5th Emergency Meeting after the 16th Karen National Union Congress was successfully held on October 5-6, 2018. 40 of the 55 members of the Central Standing [...]