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The launch of a Karen rights organisation’s report has been blocked in Chiang Mai, Thailand, after authorities pressured a local university to cancel the event.
“In an attempt to diffuse tensions, our negotiation team will be prepared for talks with Tatmadaw counterparts in Bago on 29-30 March.”
Joining a rising chorus of voices objecting to the encroachment of Burma Army troops into territory in Karen State, hundreds of villagers in the state’s Hpapun Township staged a protest on Monday, calling on the military to withdraw its forces.
The Mon army spokesman confirmed that dialogue focused on measures to resolve the territory conflict, and to prevent clashes from recurring.
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Clashes between the New Mon State Party and the Karen National Union, two Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement signatories, erupted on Sunday morning in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region.
Ethnic bloc says “Nation of a Federal Democratic Union”; Tatmadaw insists on “Nation of Democratic and Federal Union”.
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Although the cessation of international aid had been projected 18 months ago, the KNU has appealed for international groups to continue funding until peace prevails in the region.
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The KNU Concerned Group says the Union Accord fails to include all ethnic armed organisations and does not take into account the opinions of ethnic political parties.
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IDPs at E Htu Hta camp are calling for the withdrawal of Burmese military forces from the area, as well as a campaign to clear landmines.
Ceasefire groups urged Naypyidaw to facilitate “national-level political discussions” in Shan and Arakan states.
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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.
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.
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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“In the past, such a memorial event would not be allowed,” said the assassinated KNU leader’s niece.
The UNFC says that by branding the Northern Alliance as ‘terrorists’, the Tatmadaw has derailed peace talks.
Six armed clashes have been reported between the KNU and NMSP since September.
Burma’s state counsellor met with ethnic representatives this morning to discuss issues related to the peace process.
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Tennasserim villagers launched the ‘Green Desert’ report on Thursday, calling for a Malaysian-backed palm oil project to be immediately suspended.
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The New Mon State Party reported clashing with the Karen National Union in southern Burma’s costal Tenasserim Division on Wednesday.
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The eight militias, including the KNU, said that they strongly object to any attempt to label the Northern Alliance as terrorists.
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A liaison officer for the Karen National Union denied that the armed group had sent the team, which provided free eye treatment to 73 local people.
A human rights group in Karen State is calling for the demilitarisation of former conflict areas to ensure that Burma’s ongoing peace process is “stable and long lasting”.
Saw Kyaw Thet and Saw San Aung’s renegade faction has frequently engaged in armed clashes against Burmese government forces in recent years.
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The clashes between the two major ethnic armed groups are the first since they decided to stop fighting in 1988.
DKBA renegades say Na Ma Kyar did not kidnap the mahouts, but was only holding them temporarily as the logging camp operators had failed to pay them operating fees.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the KNU said it would investigate the incident and ensure that it doesn’t happen again.
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A Karenni leader stressed that delegates would aim to reach mutual agreements on behalf of all ethnic armed groups that are working towards a federal system.
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In his opening speech at today’s event, KNU Chairman Gen. Mutu Say Poe said that all the ethnic armed groups share one vision – building a federal union that can guarantee genuine peace.
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The area was under KNU control until the group reached a ceasefire agreement with the Burmese government in 2012.
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A response plan is in place in case of incidents, including the evacuation of Thai and Burmese people if violence breaks out after the election.
