CULTURE OF ANGST: A need for conducive atmosphere in peace-building
Lately, news seeping out from government sources indicate that the much talked about bilateral ceasefire negotiation between the Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B) and...
Shan Woman Hit By Truck in Chiang Mai Left Unable to Pay Medical Bills
A woman from Shan State living in Chiang Mai woke in a hospital to find herself strapped with healthcare costs after being struck by...
ASSASINATION CULTURE THRIVING: Shan and Arakan worsening political climate due to killings
On November 3 Sunday, three northern Shan State village elders, including a headman, were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kyaukme, at Nam Khong...
THE CASE OF GEN AUNG SAN STATUE: Karenni activists await court verdict
As the three prominent political activists – former Myanmar army Captain Nay Myo Zin, poet Saw Wai and lawyer U Kyi Myint – were...
FOURTH NCA ANNIVERSARY: A peace process drawback
The Fourth Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) Signing Anniversary, which supposed to be convened on the actual date of October 15, was held on October...
Mong Kok Locals Organize Against Thai-Burmese Coal Mining Venture
Locals in Mong Kok, eastern Shan State, organized a prayer service and protest on Tuesday against a coal mining project in the region. The prayer...
Shan State Human Rights Activists Say They Are Being Threatened Over Facebook
Human rights activists in northern Shan State have reported receiving threats over social media in recent days regarding their work. The recent pattern of intimidating...
Kyaukme Gas Station Threatened With Fake Bomb
An as-yet unidentified perpetrator tried to extort money from a Denko gasoline station located on the highway in Kyaukme, northern Shan State, on Monday. A...
NEW NCA AGENDA: Natural resource governance reform would energize the peace process
On October 16, Forest Trends, a non-profit Washington-based organisation established since 1988, with the funding of Joint Peace Fund, released a 72-page important report titled,...
GOVERNMENT AND EAOS RELATION: Restarting peace process with four-point agreement agenda
On the heels of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement-Signatory-Ethnic Armed Organizations (NCA-S-EAO) three-day meeting that ended on October 12, the Peace Commission (PC), under the ...
