by Kyaw Kha / The Irrawaddy | December 6, 2016 There have been concerns about the prospects for peace in Burma since the Northern Alliance, comprised of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | November 24, 2016 It is disappointing by all means that the so-called Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B), involving the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Kokang or Myanmar National Alliance [...]
Transnational Institute | November 17, 2016 Civil society from Myanmar and the European Union are calling for the suspension of negotiations for an investment protection agreement between the EU and Myanmar until the European Court of Justice has ruled [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | November 8, 2016 The 25 October refugee repatriation, involving some seventy refugees, who left Thailand’s Tham Hin and Nu Po camps to return home voluntarily to Yangon (Rangoon), [...]
The Irrawaddy | November 5, 2016 Kyaw Zwa Moe: Welcome to Dateline Irrawaddy! We have repeatedly heard about peace over the past five or six years across the country. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s administration believes peace is a [...]
Kachinland News (KLN) | October 20, 2016. “Do not put your trust in man. Rather, trust the constitution that we will be drafting.” These were the very words that Bogyoke Aung San used to address the deep mistrust expressed by [...]
Kachinland News | October 19, 2016 KIA sources said Burmese army troops fired KIA outposts almost daily with artillery and mortar fires. A civilian source who is in the area confirmed that he can continuously hear the sound of [...]
By Joe Kumbun / Mizzima | October 13, 2016 As we move towards the end of the year, civil war continues to rage across the country especially in Kachin State. Numerous negotiations have taken places but to date, no quantifiable [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | October 11, 2016 On the heels of the massive anti-war demonstration in Myitkyina, involving thousands of demonstrators, United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) issued a seven point statement on [...]
Press release by Burma Partnership and Progressive Voice | October 10, 2016 Today, after reflecting on ten years of work coordinating the regional solidarity movement for human rights and democracy in Burma, Burma Partnership (BP) announced its discontinuation and [...]