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Wa walk out 21st Century Panglong Conference

Representatives of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) have left the Union Peace Conference, citing “inequality” at the forum, which kicked off yesterday. However, organizers...

Khun Tun Oo absent from peace talks

Khun Tun Oo, the chairman of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), has declined to attend the Union Peace Conference, which began today...

Burma army attacks SSPP/SSA ahead of Panglong Conference

Less than a week ahead of Burma’s historic 21st Century Panglong Conference, the Burmese army has launched an offensive against the Shan State Progress...

Salween River is not for sale, says Shan NGOs

  Shan civic groups held a press conference in Bangkok today, claiming that the Burmese government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, is working secretly...

Kokang leader throws weight behind Panglong Conference

The exiled leader of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Peng Jiasheng, released a statement last Monday, saying that the Kokang militia supported...

Ethnic groups discuss shape of a future Shan State

Representatives of 13 ethnic groups have concluded a five-day meeting in Shan State capital Taunggyi, where they discussed how a future Shan State would...

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...

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 government...

Shallow graves uncovered in Namtu Township

The bodies of three local men have been discovered in shallow graves in Namtu Township. The cause of death is as yet unknown. According to...

Pre-Panglong high level meeting with EAOs in the offing

In response to the 8 signatory ethnic armed organization (EAO)s’ formal request on 11 August, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will soon...

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