November 2018
Kachin Group Accuses Myanmar Army of Beating Two Men Suspected of Rebel Ties
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | November 28, 2018 Mon State — The Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) is accusing the Myanmar Army of torturing two ethnic Kachin men detained on their way to a [...]
KWO Launches 16-Day Campaign of Action on the Elimination of Violence Against Women
By Nan Way Phyo Zar / Karen News | November 26, 2018 To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women that falls on November 25, the Karen Women Organization (KWO) launched 16 [...]
Populist Threats to the Peace Process
By Ashley South / Frontier Myanmar | November 23, 2018 The greatest challenge in the peace process is transforming the hearts and minds of the Bamar majority, against the spectre of populism. WHEN THE National [...]
Military Releases Ta’ang Locals Arrested in Retaliation for Detainment of Captain
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | November 23, 2018 The Myanmar Army in Kutkai Township, northern Shan State, has released six Ta’ang locals which they arrested this week, while four others remain in detention [...]
Ethnic-Group Fighting in Shan Kills Three
By Myat Moe Thu / Myanmar Times | November 26, 2018 Three civilians were killed in clashes among ethnic groups in northern Shan State over the weekend, bringing to five the total number of civilian [...]
Arakan Army Claims It Killed 3 Tatmadaw Soldiers in Remote Clash
By Moe Myint / The Irrawaddy | November 23, 2018 YANGON—Three government soldiers were reportedly killed on Thursday during fighting with the Arakan Army (AA) in an area between northern Rakhine State’s Buthidaung Township and [...]
Myanmar State Counsellor Stresses Promoting Interfaith Dialogue to Gain Lasting Peace
Mizzima | November 23, 2018 Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has stressed the need to promote interfaith dialogue, saying that respect and understanding of religious and cultural diversity would contribute to lasting peace [...]
Kayah Steps Up Accountability in Budget Process
The Myanmar Times | November 23, 2018 Kayah’s regional government led a two-day civic consultation attended by 71 civil-society organisations, media, government officials. The consultation, led by the Kayah State Ministry of Planning and Finance, [...]
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 [...]
Ethnic Dawei Party Wants Language Ban Lifted
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | November 20, 2018 Mon State — The Dawei Nationalities Party (DNP) has asked Dawei Township authorities in Tenasserim Region to lift a new ban on using their language [...]