CSSU chairman deliberation to end two Shan armies fighting
As the Arakan conflict erupted with vengeance between the government security forces in the west on January 4 and is now still ongoing, creating...
ARAKAN CONFLICT: The Arakan Army assertiveness or an act of self-defense?
The January 4 deadly early morning raids of the four police outposts by the Arakan Army (AA) that inflicted heavy causality to the police...
Shan Armed Groups Urged To Meet
Rival Shan groups pressed to resolve issues to end fighting in northern Shan Shan. The Committee of Shan State Unity (CSSU) requested for rival Shan...
TATMADAW’S PEACE OVERTURES: Tactical military move or an offer of real olive branch?
The statement from the Tatmadaw comes after three ethnic armed groups that had previously been frozen out of the peace process – the Myanmar...
As the year ends, protracted ethnic conflict has expanded into the Rakhine State. The Arakan Army (AA), a new outfit that was formed only...
With Trucks at a Standstill, Tensions Run High at Shan-China Border
Chinese authorities are closely inspecting lorries coming into the country from Burma. Trucks were lined up at the Mang Weing border gate in Muse, with...
Informal meetings between four EAOs and NRPC: Trust-stimulating actions needed
By all accounts, the peace negotiation process is in shambles and there is no argument among stakeholders and observers alike about it It all started...
China Gate Closes Following Changes to Burma’s Border Pass System
New cards issued by Burma are reportedly incompatible with the software used by China. Chinese authorities closed the border gate crossing from northern Shan State’s...
Myanmar’s by-elections: Ethnic political parties gain ground
The much awaited but less enthusiastic voters' turnout of the by-election held on November 3 cast a long shadow on the ruling National League...
SNLD Wins Laikha Parliamentary Seat
The party beat out the SNDP and NLD in the by-election. The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) party claimed a victory for a Lower...
