Ethnic Parties Doubt Joint Committee’s Ability to Amend 2008 Constitution
This month has seen membership of a joint committee tasked with amending Burma’s military-drafted 2008 Constitution shrink. The shift has raised questions of whether...
BILATERAL CEASEFIRE TALKS: Aftermath of the second Kengtung meeting
On September 17, the Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B) and the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC), which included the military or Tatmadaw representatives,...
RCSS: Peace Process ‘At A Standstill’
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Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) spokesperson Col Sai Nguen recently spoke to SHAN reporter Sai Yawd Kham about talks between signatories to the...
Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing turning over a new leaf ?
Many were really surprised when they heard of the Tatmadaw's withdrawal of lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverent Dr Hkalam Samson which...
Military’s lawsuit withdrawal of KBC Chairman an appropriate move
It is indeed a welcome move from the part of military or Tatmadaw to withdraw its lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverend...
NRPC AND NA-B MEETING IN KENGTUNG: Bilateral ceasefire realization getting nearer?
The much awaited meeting between government's National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) and National Alliance – Burma (NA-B) took place on August 31 morning,...
NCA Signatories Call For Fighting to Cease in Shan, Rakhine States
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Ten ethnic armed organizations signatory to Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have urged stakeholders to reduce clashes in Rakhine and northern Shan State. Members of...
CHINA’S DRESSING-DOWN: The three brotherhood ethnic armed group reprimanded
As the Special Envoy for Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Sun Guoxiang, on August...
Burma Govt Calls Northern Alliance Strikes ‘Terrorist Actions’
A spokesperson for the Burmese government described recent counter-attacks carried out by members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups as “terrorist actions”...
Govt Peace Officials Meet NCA-Signatory EAOs in Chiang Mai
Representatives of the Burmese government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) held...