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March 13, 2019
‘Many people have been arrested. Some people have disappeared,’ a leader from the Ta’ang Women’s Organization said. Civil society organizations in...
March 13, 2019
Fighting in Kutkai Township enters its second day. Forces belonging to the Tatmadaw and the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) Brigade 6 continued...
March 12, 2019
Soldiers from the Burma Army’s notorious LID 99 are now fighting Kachin forces in northern Shan State. Government forces from a division accused of...
March 12, 2019
A militiaman of Zahkung Ting Ying in the controlled area of Border Guard Force's Battalion No. 1003 in Waingmaw township, eastern Kachin State Anti-...
March 12, 2019
Representatives of the Peace Commission reportedly push a future signing of the NCA in an informal meeting with the Karenni organization...
March 11, 2019
The delegations discussed the necessary requirements for the KNPP to consider signing the NCA. Representatives of the Karenni National Progressive...
March 11, 2019
Govt Reps, NCA-Signatory EAOs Agree to Continue Ceasefire ImplementationLeaders discussed how to make mechanisms like the JMC, UPDJC and JICM...
(File) Buyers examine jade stones on sale displayed prior to an auction during the November Gems Emporium in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 13 November 2018. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
March 11, 2019
The 56th Myanmar Gems Emporium is due to start in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw today, expecting to attract over 2,600 gems merchants from China,...
March 11, 2019
Tanintharyi Region Chief Minister Dr Lai Lai Maw, Global Grand Services (GGS) Company Managing Director Thein Htwe, Director Aung Myat and Thura Ohn...
March 11, 2019
The SSPP alleges that RCSS forces assisted government troops; RCSS denies this allegation. Government troops and forces from the Shan State Progress...
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March 11, 2019
As the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)-based peace process negotiation stagnated, the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led initiative...
March 11, 2019
A woman is shot in the leg as the forces exchange gunfire near a market in Kyaukme Township. A woman was shot and injured when the Ta’ang National...