Today HURFOM’s Women and Child Rights Project (WCRP) releases their latest report, “Cracks in the Silence: Sexual violence against children and challenges to accessing justice in Mon State and Mon areas of southeast Burma.” Report in English and Burmese [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | March 23, 2017 RANGOON — The New Mon State Party (NMSP) is likely to sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) despite waning enthusiasm for the agreement in the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), [...]
By Aow Mon / Mon News Agency | March 22, 2017 Several thousand people in Mon State joined a March 19 protest against a parliamentary decision to name a bridge after Bogyoke Aung San in spite of local opposition. [...]
Karen News | March 16, 2017 In downtown Mawlamyine Capital of Mon State, a crowd of 200 gathered on March 14 to stage a protest against hydropower projects in conflict zones. Marking the International Day of Action for Rivers, [...]
S.H.A.N. | February 23, 2017 Several ethnic politicians have voiced the opinion that the Burmese government must offer greater guarantees if ethnic armed groups are to sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA), and say such proposals must be laid [...]
Mon News Agency | February 21, 2017 A Mon ethnic armed group and the Tatmadaw met on February 16 in an attempt to defuse tensions sparked by the Mon group’s unsanctioned staging of an armed parade at an anniversary [...]
By HURFOM / Rehmonnya | February 15, 2017 On February 14, 2017, the Burma Army took control of two New Mon State Party (NMSP) checkpoints along the Thanbyuzayat-Three Pagoda Pass Road and there are growing tensions between the two [...]
Burma Link | January 27, 2017 A positive and passionate ethnic Mon youth, 21-year-old Tao always seems to have a smile on his face. It was no easy task, however, to arrive at where he is now. Tao was [...]
Mizzima | January 25, 2017 An emergency meeting of the central executive committee of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Monday and Tuesday, state media reported on 25 January. Present at the [...]
By Min Paing / Mon News Agency (MNA) | January 24, 2017 The New Mon State Party (NMSP), Karen National Union (KNU) and Tanintharyi Region Government will hold a meeting on Wednesday to prevent further clashes between NMSP and [...]