Battles Rage Across Kachin As Representatives Meet in Yangon

Kachinland News | August 23, 2016 Local sources in Hpakant, Mogaung, Namti, Monyin, Kamaing, Momauk, and Mansi in Kachin State, and Kutkai and Nam Hkam in northern Shan State said they have seen more Burmese army troops arrived in [...]

2020-05-30T23:05:02+07:00August 23rd, 2016|News|

Holdout Armed Ethnic Groups Ready to Join Myanmar Peace Conference

Radio Free Asia (RFA) | August 19, 2016 Three of Myanmar’s armed ethnic groups issued a statement on Thursday saying that they are prepared to join in the government’s Panglong Peace Conference at the end of this month if [...]

2020-05-30T23:05:04+07:00August 19th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

BREWING DEBATE: Implications of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Clarification on Panglong Agreement and Spirit

By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 8, 2016 Aung San Suu Kyi’s position has been that Panglong Agreement is not important enough but it’s spirit is the propelling factor that has facilitated the [...]

2020-05-30T23:05:24+07:00August 8th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Mai Ja Yang Meeting to Be Extended One More Day

By Phanida Khin Suu Kyi / Mizzima | July 29, 2016 The plenary meeting of Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) being held in Mai Ja Yang, Kachin State, will be extended for one more day because a number of issues [...]

2020-05-30T23:05:35+07:00July 30th, 2016|News|

“What do We Still Have Left to Offer?” – Questions of “Give” and “Take” in Build-up to Panglong Conference

Burma Partnership | July 26, 2016 On 17 July, 2016, the State Counselor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) to discuss a framework for the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference. Comprising of [...]

2020-05-30T23:05:41+07:00July 27th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Ethnic Armed Group Summit Commences in Kachin State

By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | July 26, 2016 MAI JA YANG, Kachin State — Leaders representing 17 ethnic armed groups gathered in Mai Ja Yang, Kachin State on Tuesday to search for common ground in working toward [...]

2020-05-30T23:05:41+07:00July 27th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

UNFC Want Involvement in Country’s Political Talks

By Saw Tun Lin / Karen News | July 12, 2016 Ku Oo Reh, leader of the Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) said that UNFC needs to continue discussions with the government. The Delegation for Political Negotiation led by [...]

2020-05-30T23:06:00+07:00July 13th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

‘We Are Fighting for Human Rights, for Equal Rights, so Please Try to Help Us’: Arakan Army (AA) Lieutenant Colonel Kyaw Han

Burma Link | July 4, 2016 Arakan Army (AA) Lieutenant Colonel Kyaw Han joined the army because he felt that “the military way is the final means to have a victory” and achieve freedom for his native Arakan State. [...]

2020-05-30T23:06:15+07:00July 4th, 2016|Interviews, Voices|

UWSA and NDAA to Attend New ‘Panglong’ Conference

Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 20, 2016 Leaders of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) have confirmed that they will participate in what has been termed the “21st Century [...]

2020-05-30T23:06:35+07:00June 21st, 2016|News|

Shan and Kachin Ethnic Groups Show Support For Myanmar’s Panglong Conference

Aung Moe Myint / Radio Free Asia (RFA) | June 08, 2016 Ethnic leaders in Shan and Kachin states announced their support on Wednesday for the Myanmar government’s upcoming Panglong Conference, State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi’s ambitious plan [...]

2020-05-30T23:06:47+07:00June 10th, 2016|News|
Go to Top