UWSA: We Are Not Rivals of the Burma Army
The statement follows allegations by the Tatmadaw that the UWSA had attempted to present itself as a parallel state to Burma. The United Wa...
Namkham under Water as Flooding Starts Early This Rainy Season
Residents say the town has experienced serious flooding for each of the past three years, and that this is the earliest it has ever...
Police Arrest Four in Raid on Tachilek Gambling Den
The raid comes as a new law aims to tighten restrictions on Burmese gamblers, but still allows foreigners to indulge at approved casinos. Police in...
Thais Block Meeting of NCA Signatory Groups in Chiang Mai
The meeting was set to discuss a proposal to disband the Burma Army-approved Peace Process Steering Team. Plans to examine a proposal to scrap the...
UK Embassy Officials Meet Shan State Peace Monitors
The meeting was aimed at assessing the current situation on the ground and challenges faced by peace monitors. Officials from the British embassy in Yangon...
Disruption of EAOs’ meeting by Tatmadaw against reconciliation
Once again, on June 7, the Tatmadaw or Myanmar military attache for Thailand brigadier general Khin Zaw wrote to his Thai counterpart colonel Pattana...
SSPP Investigates Reports of Officer Threatening Civilians
Villagers fled to Lashio after they say they were pressured to consent to an agribusiness project by an SSPP captain. More than 200 people in...
Thai Authorities Send 22 Migrants Back to Burma
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Most of the deported workers were found to lack valid travel documents or work permits. Thai immigration officials handed 22 migrant workers from Burma over...
END OF PEACE PROCESS: After almost nine years of peace deliberation back to square one?
The Karen National Union (KNU) proposed formation of new talk-shop dubbed as Peace Process Consultative Meeting (PPCM) aiming to include all Ethnic Armed Organizations...
Namkham Locals Demand Gov’t Action on Marble Mining
Local CBOs say that at least five massive blocks of marble are being shipped across the border into China every day. Five community-based organizations (CBOs)...
