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Network Media Group
August 19, 2016
Excluded Groups Ready To Join Peace Conference
Three armed groups that have been excluded by the government from signing the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) and attending the upcoming Union...
Network Media Group
August 19, 2016
Army Attacks KIO Stronghold
Heavy artillery attacks by the Burma Army were launched on Laiza, headquarters for the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), and surrounding areas.
Independent Mon News Agency
August 19, 2016
NMSP invites all Mon organizations to Mon National Conferenc...
The New Mon State Party (NMSP) has invited Mon political parties, Mon civil society organizations, monks and experts to join the upcoming 8th Mon...
Shan Herald Agency for News
Photo by SHRF: land confiscation for Salween Dam in northern Shan State.
August 19, 2016
Taunggyi farmers face criminal charges over land issue
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...
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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
Heavy weapon shells reportedly fired on Laiza near KIO GHQ
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) spokesman Lt. Col. Naw Bu said that the forthcoming 21st Century Panglong conference would be affected to some...
August 19, 2016
“Panglong Spirit” under the 2008 Constitution
Editor’s Note: Today’s post is a follow-up to a previous post, “‘Panglong Spirit’ under the 2008 Constitution,” which was written by Mael Raynaud as...
Karen Information Center
August 19, 2016
Selected Village Schools in Rangoon to be Taught Karen Langu...
Karen students from village schools in Kungyangone Township in the Rangoon Region are to be taught their mother language, but outside official school...
Shan Herald Agency for News
Photo by SHRF- Residents in Mong Khur of Hsipaw Township staged a protest against Salween Dams on August 23, 2015.
August 19, 2016
Shan CBOs call for Suu Kyi to halt Salween dams
Twenty-six Shan-based organizations on Wednesday sent an open letter to Burma’s State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, calling on her...
Independent Mon News Agency
Locals at the vigil (Photo: MNA/Mon Htaw)
August 19, 2016
Over 800 participants join vigil to curb coal-fired plant’s...
Over 800 participants, including locals and monks from Pyar-taung, Kyaikmayaw Township, held a vigil in hope to curb the coal-fired plant’s harmful...
Independent Mon News Agency
August 18, 2016
Ethnic Language Teachers Being Recruited
The Mon State Education Office has given authority for township-level educational offices to appoint ethnic language teachers based on the needs of...
August 18, 2016
Unity Will Be Stressed During Mon Conference
Organizers of the Mon National Conference said this year’s focus will be about unifying the Mon people for the 21st Century Panglong Conference (also...
Narinjara
August 18, 2016
No government run ferry ships operate in Arakan coastal area
Arakan is the only Burmese State using waterways widely for public transportation as its coastal location helps the initiative. But, there is...