By Moe Myint / The Irrawaddy | April 4, 2018 YANGON — Arakan National Party (ANP) lawmaker U Tun Aung Thein submitted a proposal to the Rakhine State legislature on Tuesday urging the union government not to resettle Rohingya [...]
Mizzima | April 4, 2018 On the occasion of today's International Mine Awareness Day, the Ambassadors of the European Union and its Member States have called on the Government of Myanmar to take action against the use of landmines [...]
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | April 3, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — The Karen National Union (KNU) said it will keep trying to negotiate with the Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, to end a recent standoff after the [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | March 29, 2018 Recently, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) came up with an approximate figure of 1,900 internally displace persons (IDPs), due to [...]
Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) | April 3, 2018 Summary This briefing paper analyzes how Burma Army exploitation of natural resources in Karenni State is undermining efforts by the Karenni National Progress Party to seek peace, as happened over [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | April 2, 2018 China has warned Northern Alliance members with armed forces based near the Chinese border in northern Shan State not to cooperate with the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), according [...]
Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) | June 20, 2017 INTRODUCTION On 26-28 December 2016, Karen Student Network Group organised consultation on Refugee Return during its 21st General Annual Meeting held in Mae La Oo refugee camp. This consultation is [...]
Karen Information Center / BNI Online | March 31, 2018 The meeting between the Tatmadaw and the Karen National Union (KNU) in Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region has been postponed although it was slated for March 29-30, according to the [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) / BNI Online | March 29, 2018. Although the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army – South (RCSS/SSA-S) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) have planned to meet in late March, [...]
Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | March 29, 2018 The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) released a statement on Wednesday reiterating the ethnic armed coalition’s intention to join the upcoming third iteration of the government-led 21st Century Panglong [...]