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 ...
Border Dispute Arises Over Mysterious Trench in Namkham
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Locals and authorities in Namkham, northern Shan State, have been puzzled following an incident where four men—believed to be Chinese nationals—dug a ditch on...
Five Arrested, Charged With Impersonating Police in Laukkai
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Police arrested five individuals who were reportedly impersonating Burmese police officers in Laukkai Township, in the Kokang Self-Administered Region of northern Shan State on...
Burma Army, TNLA Fight in Kutkai Township
The Burma Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) clashed in northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township on Wednesday morning, reportedly leading to casualties...
FOREIGN AID: A row has broken out between government and EAOs on developmental help
As if to restart the stagnated peace negotiation process stalled more than a year is not difficult enough to overcome, on behalf of the...
