October 2018
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to Open Drug Rehab Center in Myitkyina
By Nan Lwin / The Irrawaddy | October 17, 2018 YANGON—Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will make a one-day visit to Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, on Friday to open a [...]
Clashes Resume Between Tatmadaw and KIA
Network Media Group / BNI Online | October 16, 2018 A KIA spokesperson says battles broke out in Myitkyina Township after government forces sent in troop reinforcements. Battles reignited between government forces and troops from [...]
Naypyitaw Special Meeting: Three Core Issues Still Left to Be Ironed Out
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N) | October 18, 2018 The Nationwide Ceasefire-Signatory- Ethnic Armed Organizations (NCA-S-EAOs) initiated top leaders meeting involving 10 from government-military and 10 from EAOs was agreed [...]
Gov’t, EAOs Agree Guidelines for Further Discussion of Key Peace Stumbling Blocks
Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | October 16, 2018 YANGON—The government and a group of ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that are signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) concluded a two-day summit Tuesday with an [...]
Farmer Riding Motorcycle Shot Dead by Burma Army Patrol near China’s Trans-Burma Oil and Gas Pipelines in Kyaukme, Northern Shan State
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | October 16, 2018 Farmer riding motorcycle shot dead by Burma Army patrol near China’s trans-Burma oil and gas pipelines in Kyaukme, northern Shan State On October 1, 2018, at [...]
Demand Made for Immediate Release of Three Rakhine Youths Under Arrest Without Evidence
By Soe Zan Aung (Toungup) / Narinjara / BNI Online | October 15, 2018 A press conference was held in Sittwe, Rakhine State on October 12 to demand the immediate release of three Rakhine youths, [...]
Military Chief Says National Peace Deal Must Guarantee ‘Non-Separation’
By Nyein Nyein & Htet Naing Zaw | The Irrawaddy / October 15, 2018 NAYPYITAW/YANGON — Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Monday insisted that the “non-separation” of ethnic minority states and regions had to be [...]
Clash Summary: Chaos Reigned in Northern Shan State in September
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | October 15, 2018 Chaos reigned in northern Shan State in September. A Burma Army commander threatened to kill everyone in Na Leng Village, the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) [...]
Rakhine Villages Prepare to Flee Due to Food Scarcity in Paletwa Township
By Thein Zaw (Maungdaw) / Narinjara / BNI Online | October 12, 2018 Some residents of Rakhine villages located in upper Kaladan River in Paletwa Township, Chin State at India border are preparing to leave [...]
Lahu Baptist Group Says Leaders Detained by Wa Rebels in Shan State Released
Lawi Weng | The Irrawaddy / October 12, 2018 Mon State — The United Wa State Army (UWSA) on Wednesday released 92 Lahu religious leaders the armed group detained last month during a crackdown on [...]