Pangsang Summit ‘must include all ethnic armed groups’
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The leaders of the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team cast doubt on whether members of all ethnic armed groups could attend the conference in Pangsang next month...
Naypyidaw orders demonstrations across Shan State in support of peace process
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Government-backed demonstrations in support of the peace process have been held across Shan State since the start of April. On April 6, over 10,000 government...
Wa still “undecided” about NCA meeting
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The United Wa State Party/Army( UWSP/ UWSA) still has yet to decide whether or not it would attend the upcoming 7th round of meeting...
Martial law is license to kill: Human rights lawyer
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Well known human rights lawyer and hard hitting critic Aung Htoo has unleashed a string of charges against the government and particularly the military...
Latest round of peace talks gone ‘smoothly’
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For the first time since last September, the talks between the rebels’ Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) and the government’s technical team, Myanmar Peace...
Mizoram peace broker to return to Burma soon
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Pu Zoramthanga, former rebel and ex-chief minister of Mizoram, will be returning to Burma soon to explore ways to assist in the current peace...
Shan leader hails Union Day signing par excellence
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Others may not agree with him, but not the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA), particularly its header Lt-Gen Yawdserk, the Deed...
No Panglong for Thailand’s Deep South
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Thailand’s Deep South, in sharp contrast to Burma’s non-Burmans, do not have any binding instrument like the Panglong Agreement to be used to enhance...
PI director to speak in Thailand’s Deep South tomorrow
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Khuensai Jaiyen, managing director of the Pyidaungsu Institute (PI) for Peace and Dialogue, will be making another presentation in Thai at the Songkhla Srinakharin...
When not wanting to embarrass causes embarrassment
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Naypyitaw, especially officials concerned, should not have given false hopes to the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), the 12 ethnic armed organization (EAO) alliance...





