Military rapprochement irks NLD faithful
The issue of how far to go in reaching out to former foes from nearly half a century of military rule may prove one of the first faultlines to emerge within the NLD.
The issue of how far to go in reaching out to former foes from nearly half a century of military rule may prove one of the first faultlines to emerge within the NLD.
The ability for Suu Kyi’s party to guide a politically-autonomous Burmese army through the next stages of a tense peace process remains one of the significant questions on the eve of a new era for the former pariah state.
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“What good can come of us ethnic groups fighting each other? We even wanted to stop fighting with the government, let alone other ethnic groups.”
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Burma’s union parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
Heavyweights from the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) have cast their ballot in Burma’s historic general election.
“We cannot have a preference for a particular party. Under the current circumstances, we will have to vote for the USDP only,” said an army official from Karen State.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
UEC Chairman Tin Aye has banned political parties from campaigning in military barracks in the lead-up to the general elections later this year.
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DVB discusses China’s live fire exercise near the Chinese-Burmese border with Dr Hla Kyaw Zaw, who says there is nothing sinister about the drills.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched a live-ammunition drill on Tuesday in southwestern Yunnan Province, close to the border with Burma.
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“The question of succession has been resolved amicably, and Soe Win will take over as commander-in-chief of the military in July,” says analyst Larry Jagan.
Burma’s Min Aung Hlaing recently visited President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan, where the pair discussed closer military relations and bilateral trade.
Soldier shot at vehicle killing one passenger when driver failed to stop immediately at a checkpoint in Shan State.
Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing said the army would continue to usher Burma towards democracy, during a 30-minute speech at Burma’s 70th Armed Forces Day parade.
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Kachinland News offers a timeline of events leading to the murders, and possibly rapes, of Maran Lu Ra and Tangbau Hkawn Nan Tsin.
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As the latest group of child soldiers are released from Burma’s military, challenges still exist for those at-risk in the face of the country’s much lauded reforms.
A Farmers in Nattalin, Pegu Division turned out in their hundreds to demand the return of land seized by the Burmese army 25 years ago.
Three hundred people gathered in central Rangoon on Sunday to denounce the extrajudicial killing of Par Gyi.
A full two years after the Burmese government pledged to release all children from military service, many young victims of underage recruitment remain trapped in the army’s ranks.
Kachin Lead Story News Peace Process
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has reportedly requested the Burmese government forces hand over two of their soldiers captured late last month.
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The Shan Human Right Foundation has accused the Burmese army of an attack on 11 villages in Shan State, in which civilians were tortured.
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Over 200 acres of land confiscated by the military is given back to villagers in Myanaung township.
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The Kachin Independence Army engages Burmese government forces in three sites in northern Shan State – Chying Htawng, Gyu Mwi and Nam Gut. No casualties have been reported.
Burma’s army chief and his Indonesian counterpart propose joint military exercises and reciprocal visits with the first such initiative being a peacekeeping training course to be held in Indonesia.
Burma’s military marched in front of the presidential palace to mark the 68th anniversary of Armed Forces Day.
A local resident in central Burma was injured after he was beaten by a group of soldiers at a restaurant on Tuesday
On Wednesday the Burmese Army acknowledged that it had used jets to attack rebel fighters in northern Kachin state. The footage shows a fighter jet, gun shots and smoke in[…]
A teenager, who was brutally assaulted by soldiers from the Burmese army after a minor traffic collision two weeks ago, has died from injuries sustained in the attack, according to his mother
Burmese security forces have systematically abused the stateless Rohingya group after sectarian violence flared in northern Arakan state in early June, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday
Tenants in Rangoon’s North Okkalapa township on land they rented from the Burmese army’have been told to move off the property after receiving a 10-day notice
Salary increase could see some workers doubling their wages as Burmese government seeks to combat widespread graft