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NSCN-K. Photo: Burma Link
August 22, 2016
The Myanmar military has denied there was a recent exchange of gunfire on Myanmar soil between the Indian army and an ethnic armed group, state media...
AGIPP representatives meet with MPC chairman Dr. Tin Myo Win (Photo: AGIPP)
August 22, 2016
The Alliance for Gender Inclusion in the Peace Process (AGIPP) has pushed for an increase in women participating in the upcoming 21st Panglong...
August 22, 2016
Arakan State in western Burma is the second poorest state in the country, with a staggering high poverty rate of 78 percent, said Maung Maung Swe, an...
August 22, 2016
Residents of Hpa-an gathered for a rally to show their support for the upcoming Union Peace Conference (called 21st Century Panglong Conference).
August 22, 2016
Representatives of 13 ethnic groups have concluded a five-day meeting in Shan State capital Taunggyi, where they discussed how a future Shan State...
August 22, 2016
Four schoolgirls went missing after a local ferry capsized on Friday morning in Arakan State of western Burma.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo Photo: Mizzima
August 22, 2016
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar praised Canada for its efforts to help his nation transition to democracy after a half-century of military rule.
August 19, 2016
Three armed groups that have been excluded by the government from signing the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) and attending the upcoming Union...
August 19, 2016
Heavy artillery attacks by the Burma Army were launched on Laiza, headquarters for the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), and surrounding areas.
August 19, 2016
The New Mon State Party (NMSP) has invited Mon political parties, Mon civil society organizations, monks and experts to join the upcoming 8th Mon...
Photo by SHRF: land confiscation for Salween Dam in northern Shan State.
August 19, 2016
Some 130 farmers in Shan State capital Taunggyi, who claimed their lands were seized by the Burmese armed forces, are now in turn being sued by the...
The KIA’s proclaimed capital, Laiza, which is directly split in half by the border with China’s Yunnan province in the background. Photo: Human Rights Watch
August 19, 2016
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) spokesman Lt. Col. Naw Bu said that the forthcoming 21st Century Panglong conference would be affected to some...