Govt wants NCA draft signed without amendment
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Naypyitaw would like to keep both the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) draft and its annexure as they are to be signed by both the...
Village tract head shot dead in Hsipaw township
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A village tract headman who was shot in his clothing shop in Hsipaw township, died in hospital this morning. The victim, forty-eight year-old U San...
Federalism not NLD priority: ‘White Tiger’ MP
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Speaking as a participant at the BBC Burmese Program’s Current Affairs discussion yesterday, U Ye Tun, MP for Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP), popularly...
Fewer clashes, more IDPs in 2014: BNI report
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There were fewer clashes between the Burma Army and the ethnic resistance armies, and still fewer instances of communal violence in 2014, but they...
RCSS decides not to attend the ethnic summit in Law Kee Lar
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The Restoration Council of Shan State/the Shan State Army South has sent a letter to the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) informing them that...
Political parties, armed movements begin fusion of framework drafts
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Since 16 May, representatives from political parties and armed movements have been holding brainstorming sessions to combine their drafts of framework for political dialogue...
Wa desperate for allies: Ethnic leader
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The United Wa State Army (UWSA)’s recent hosting of the 6-day ‘summit’ in Panghsang, its headquarters on the Sino-Burmese border, was inevitable as it...
Burma’s Chiang Mai consul general to be introduced at RBC meeting tomorrow
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One of the items on the agenda tomorrow at the Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting to be held in Chiang Mai is the introduction...
TNLA continues taxing citizens in Northern Shan State
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Ta’ang National Liberation Army has continued taxing passengers and car drivers passing on the main road between Kutkhai and Muse township, northern Shan State,...
Woman raped and killed in Laikha township
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A 22 year-old woman was raped and murdered by unidentified men in Laikha township, southern Shan State, a local source has reported. The victim, Nang...
