By Hum Hurng / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) / BNI Online | October 31, 2018 Villagers fled after hearing the sound of gunfire in the Mong Yaw area of Lashio. A Burma Army offensive against the Ta’ang [...]
Chin World / BNI Online | October 30, 2018 Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Chin State’s Paletwa Township have been forced to find work in nearby villages to earn a living due to food shortage caused by fighting [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | October 29, 2018 At least seven people have been wounded by landmines in northern Shan State in October, according to local residents, who said the devices posed a serious threat to their [...]
Karen National Union Headquarters | October 29, 2018 Karen National Union has sent an official letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, chairwoman of the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC), on 27 October, 2018. The letter stated that [...]
Network Media Group / BNI Online | October 30, 2018 The delegates will meet in China’s Yunnan province in a follow-up meeting to one held in early September. Three members of the Northern Military Alliance of ethnic armed groups [...]
By Ye Mon / Frontier Myanmar | October 29, 2018 YANGON — In an unprecedented setback for the peace process, the Karen National Union has announced its temporary suspension from negotiations amid dissatisfaction over recent high-level talks among the [...]
Network Media Group / BNI Online | October 29, 2018 The sentiments follow State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to internally displaced people’s camps in Kachin State. Kachin community leaders say that conditions still do not allow internally [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | October 26, 2018 The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) would never consider integrating its forces into the Myanmar military or disavow its right to secede from the Union without consulting the [...]
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | October 26, 2018 YANGON—Nearly 750 residents of Mong Yin village in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township have fled fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army South and a joint [...]
Progressive Voice / Rohingya Women Welfare Society (RWWS) / Kachin Women's Association - Thailand (KWAT) | October 25, 2018 [New York, 25 October 2018] – The UN Security Council (UNSC) must exercise its authority and urgently act to refer [...]