My big fat Wa wedding: 112 couples tie the knot, UWSA-style
No less than 112 grooms and 112 brides took nuptial vows and tied the knot in the largest marriage celebration seen in Wa territory for two years.
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UWSA withdraws troops from Mongla territory
The United Wa State Army withdrew its troops from the Mongla region this week, signalling the end of a six-month-long standoff with the National Democratic Alliance Army, which controls the autonomous area in northern Shan State.
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With peace process in doubt, UWSA leadership change looms
The United Wa State Army is set for its biggest leadership shake-up in a quarter century, senior sources told Reuters, raising the prospect of a period of instability in a group that is key to Aung San Suu Kyi’s signature peace process.
UWSA tin mine circumvents US sanctions
Wa tin likely ends up in an array of products made by US and other international companies, says a new Reuters report.
UWSA reinforces captured bases in Mongla
According to Shan media, the Wa army sent reinforcements and supplies to hill stations recently seized from the NDAA on 4- 5 October.
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UWSA standoff cools
The Wa army and Burmese government officials are expected to meet this week in Naypyidaw to settle an ongoing logging dispute in southern Shan State.
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UWSA calls for recognition of Wa Autonomous State
Speaking at summit in Panghsang, Wa commander Bao Youxiang urges ethnic leaders to support and recognise the Wa Autonomous State.
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UWSA restricts media invitations to Panghsang conference
The Wa leadership have already stirred controversy by inviting representatives of the Kokang rebel group MNDAA.
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KNU, UWSA slam conflict in northern Burma
In the lead-up to nationwide peace negotiations, two ethnic armed groups have denounced the hostile approach to conflict resolution in northern Burma.
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UWSA to send delegation to Naypyidaw
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) will send a delegation to Naypyidaw on 1 March in the lead-up to the nationwide census, set to begin in March.
UWSA to conduct early census
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) will conduct a census in the autonomous Shan State Special Region-2 in early March. The survey preempts a scheduled government census, set to be[…]
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Ceasefire plan awaits SSA-S, UWSA consent
The draft framework for a nationwide ceasefire – the result of a summit between ethnic leaders in Karen State last week – awaits endorsement from the Shan State Army–South (SSA-S) and the United Wa State Army (UWSA).
UWSA in solidarity with Lawkheela
Representatives of the United Wa State Army (UWSA), absent from the Ethnic Armed Organisations Conference in Karen State this week because of “language barriers”, have expressed solidarity with other ethnic leaders.
UWSA will welcome dialogue
UWSA welcome new President’s speech on development of border areas as they look to peacefully resolve differences with Naypyidaw over BGF proposals and autonomy
UWSA declares autonomous region
Jan 5, 2009 (DVB), The United Wa State Army announced on 1 January that its territory in eastern Burma would now be known as the Wa state government special administrative[…]
UWSA clashes with government troops
Dec 6, 2007 (DVB), Soldiers from the United Wa State Army clashed with Burmese government troops in eastern Shan state on 3 December, with both sides suffering casualties, according to[…]
500 flee homes in Namtu as Shan, Ta’ang armies clash
Most travelled by foot, carrying what possessions they could.
Wa, Mongla groups ‘accept’ nationwide ceasefire accord: govt peacemaker
A member of the government’s Peace Commission says the United Wa State Army and the National Democratic Alliance Army, the latter also known as the “Mongla group,” accept the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, an accord that the two influential ethnic armed groups had previously spurned.
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Interviewing Khon Ja, the voice of Kachin
DVB sat down with Khon Ja to reflect on the year gone by and what the outlook for 2018 looks like in Kachin State.
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Resolving northern stalemate is key to peace in Burma
Insofar as the Union government’s agenda for ethnic reconciliation is concerned, there is little doubt that the north, where the most powerful rebel armies operate, holds the key to a permanent negotiated settlement.
Shan refugees face massive cut in international assistance
Some 6,000 Shan refugees – many of whom fled conflict at home more than 20 years ago and sought refuge in camps along the Thai-Burmese border – are about to experience a severe cut in international assistance.
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Northern ethnic armed bloc makes peace conference overture
The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee released a statement on Thursday conveying the ethnic armed bloc’s intention to join the next iteration of the government’s 21st Century Panglong Conference if its members are officially invited to do so.
Govt eyes meeting with Northern Alliance ahead of next 21CPC
Aung Kyi, the head of the Peace Commission, told DVB that they hoped the ethnic rebel alliance would be “involved in the peace process very soon”.
Peace Commission, latest ethnic armed alliance expected to meet
The government Peace Commission is preparing to meet “soon” with members of a recently formed alliance of ethnic armed groups based largely in Burma’s north, an apparent signal that the new coalition is increasingly viewed as an important factor in the peace process calculus.
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KIA official in explaining UNFC exit: ‘Things that can’t be said here’
The dwindling alliance of ethnic armed groups joined under the United Nationalities Federal Council banner convenes a conference in Thailand chaired by a leader of one of its former members, the influential Kachin Independence Army.
Peace ‘starting to take tangible form,’ Suu Kyi says as Panglong II wraps
Peace in Burma “is starting to take tangible form for the first time,” Aung San Suu Kyi said in upbeat closing remarks at the second iteration of the 21st Century Panglong Conference.
State counsellor to meet Wa-led coalition of ethnic armed groups
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with seven allied ethnic armed groups that are not signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on the sidelines of the ongoing 21st Century Panglong Conference in the capital on Friday, a government official has confirmed.
Govt ‘unlikely’ to agree to Panghsang Allies’ terms for peace talks
“As far as I know, the government is not going to allow them to be represented as an alliance or coalition. It believes no progress can be made if it does so.”
Kachin, Wa armies cut ties to UNFC
The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the Wa National Organisation (WNO) have withdrawn from the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), a formerly seven-member coalition of ethnic armed groups.
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TNLA reports renewed clashes in N. Shan State
“We are seeing renewed fighting with the Tatmadaw in Namhkam, Kutkai and Namtu townships,” said the TNLA spokesperson.
