Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
Burma’s Union Election Commission has allowed the registration of the Arakan League for Democracy, re-establishing a political party that was a formidable competitor in national polls 27 years ago but may further fracture ethnic Arakanese political solidarity in future votes.
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Ethnic rebels refute allegations, and say the Burmese military is “spreading lies”. KIA spokesman says the campaign is a veiled threat against the local population.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
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.
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“Out of each three boys, they had to draw lots to determine which one would have to join the militia.”
Analysis Ethnic issues Lead Story Opinion Peace Process
The second session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference made substantial progress that offers a beacon of hope for sustainable peace in Burma, but key hurdles remain.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan
A spokesman for the Ta’ang National Liberation Army says his people are ready to hold talks aimed at ending their ongoing conflict with the Restoration Council of Shan State.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
A negotiating committee representing seven ethnic armed groups in northern Burma says it intends to attend next week’s Union Peace Conference in Naypyidaw, which is being organised by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.
At least two nationalists have been arrested in connection with a mob search in Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township for alleged undocumented Rohingya’s.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
The Arakan National Party says its decision on whether or not to participate in the 21st Century Panglong Conference’s second round will be made after weighing the outcomes of a meeting of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee this week.
The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the Wa National Organisation (WNO) have withdrawn from the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), a formerly seven-member coalition of ethnic armed groups.
Ethnic issues Lead Story Mon News
Burmese authorities on Thursday put up a signboard naming a newly constructed bridge in Mon State after the late General Aung San, a controversial designation that has been met with protests by local residents.
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Attendees of the Karen National Union’s 16th Congress are scheduled today to conclude discussions on the ethnic armed group’s plans for the future, with leadership elections due to be held on Wednesday.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan
The views of Shan people will not be adequately represented at the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference unless a national-level political dialogue is convened ahead of the summit, according to the Restoration Council of Shan State.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics Video
In this episode of DVB Debate, panelists discuss how to approach issues of citizenship, conflict and reconciliation in Arakan State.
Analysis Contributor Ethnic issues Lead Story
Ethnic communities across Burma are raising their voices to strongly oppose plans by the Burma government and the global hydropower industry to build large dams that threaten to destroy their lives and livelihoods.
The Karen National Union kicked off its 16th Congress in Karen State on Tuesday, with the influential ethnic armed group set to appoint a revamped leadership.
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army has been accused of torture and the extrajudicial killing of a local villager in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme district last week.
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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Thousands of civilians remain displaced by the conflict between a DKBA splinter group and the joint Tatmadaw-Border Guard Force contingent in Karen State.
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With last week’s Union Day commemorations, some thoughts on the state of Burma’s quest for national reconciliation and an end to decades of civil war.
Ethnic issues Lead Story Military News
Locals say Mangpang Militia has threatened to murder residents and forced them to consent to a gold mining operation.
Senior leaders of the Karen National Union (KNU) and Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) met to talk peace and war in northern Burma’s Kachin State on Wednesday.
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Police in Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina on Thursday morning cordoned off the Manaw festival grounds, where the Kachin National Conference was being held.
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State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi took the opportunity at a Union Day commemoration in Shan State on Sunday to urge non-signatories to the so-called nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) to drop their reservations and have the “self-confidence” to join the accord.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News
“In the past, such a memorial event would not be allowed,” said the assassinated KNU leader’s niece.
Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
KPCC says the construction of a statue is continuing on a vacant plot of land close to the landmark clock tower in Myitkyina city centre.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
The second iteration of the 21st Century Panglong Conference is due to convene on 28 February, it was announced on Monday at a meeting of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC).
Ethnic issues Lead Story Natural resources News
They volatile situation in the areas in question renders plans for dam construction unsuitable at this time, said one NGO spokesperson.
Crime Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
An ethnic Tai-Leng, or “Red Shan,” schoolteacher was reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the murder of a fellow Red Shan man in similar fashion, both in the Kachin State jade mining township of Hpakant.
Human rights organisations have called on the government to investigate the disappearance of two Kachin pastors in northern Shan State.
