KNU (Karen National Union) Vice-President Naw Zipporah Sein | January 14, 2016 1) LAIZA SUMMIT AND FORMATION OF NCCT The efforts of the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) to negotiate a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the Burmese/Myanmar government began [...]
Foreword Burma/Myanmar, after receiving independence on January 4, 1948 from the British colonialists in accordance with the Panlong Agreement, was accompanied by the civil war. Since the rulers of successive eras have tried to end the civil war, in [...]
Bertil Lintner / The Irrawaddy | January 10, 2016 Everything is looking good as the Burmese government and a number of ethnic armed groups prepare for a political dialog, which is soon to begin. On Oct. 15 last year, [...]
Statement by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) | December 12, 2015 The UNFC annual federal council meeting was successfully held from December 7 to 10, 2015. The departments submitted their annual activity reports, which were reviewed and adopted. [...]
Statement by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) | November 12, 2015 We would like to mention that we have to put on record and express our special thanks to the government led by President U Thein Sein for [...]
Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO), General Headquarters Kawthoolei | October 12, 2015 The Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) has closely followed the development regarding the peace process of Burma/Myanmar, starting with the call for nationwide ceasefire by the Ethnic [...]
Statement by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) | October 10, 2015 U Thein government is making preparations for holding a grand ceremony of signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with 8 organizations, in Naypyidaw on October 15 of [...]
Statement by 41 Karen Civil Society Organizations | October 4, 2015 We, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals from across Burma and the globe, have steadfastly engaged in the movement for the recognition of our ethnic rights to [...]
Press release by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) | October 3, 2015 The root cause of the civil war that has been going on nearly 70 years in Burma/Myanmar is political, or a constitutional problem. The people made [...]
Roland Watson, Dictator Watch | October 1, 2015 Agents of Burma's military dictatorship have published a great amount of propaganda about the country's nationwide ceasefire negotiation. Many incompetent journalists have also repeated the propaganda. Because of this, there is [...]