Tatmadaw, KNU pledge to address current tensions
“In an attempt to diffuse tensions, our negotiation team will be prepared for talks with Tatmadaw counterparts in Bago on 29-30 March.”
“In an attempt to diffuse tensions, our negotiation team will be prepared for talks with Tatmadaw counterparts in Bago on 29-30 March.”
Lead Story Military News Rohingya
“There have been incidents of persons inciting hatred against the Tatmadaw,” the commander-in-chief told a military gathering in Putao.
“Despite the fact that intense hostilities are continuing between the two sides, I believe that this informal meeting could pave the way for a shift from armed conflict to political dialogues,” Naw Bo told DVB.
|
|
---|
|
|
---|
Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
The continuing hostilities, which began on 19 January in Sumprabum township, Putao District, in northernmost Kachin State, have included numerous rounds of mortar fire and artillery.
Ethnic bloc says “Nation of a Federal Democratic Union”; Tatmadaw insists on “Nation of Democratic and Federal Union”.
Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
Government forces have reportedly launched assaults on its positions across Kachin State, including artillery shelling near the Kachin headquarters of Laiza.
Karenni Lead Story Military News
“The Burmese army handed over the ashes of the soldiers to the KNPP on 21 December 2017.”
Burma’s army has denied accusations of murder, rape, torture and forced displacement that have been made against it.
Several U.S. State Department officials accuse the Secretary of State of failing to curtail the enlistment of child soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Burma.
Lead Story Military News Rohingya
No reason was given for Major General Maung Maung Soe being transferred from his post as the head of Western Command in Rakhine.
Arakan Conflict Lead Story News
One civilian was shot dead and three injured when AA troops mistook boat passengers on the Kaladan River for Burmese soldiers.
Thousands of people rally in front of Yangon’s City Hall in a show of support for the Tatmadaw, with participants waving national flags and military banners at a gathering with little precedent in a country formerly ruled by an oppressive junta.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Indian PM Modi spoke after talks with Burma’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a visit aimed at expanding commercial ties.
Naypyidaw has sought to assure the visiting US envoy that the Tatmadaw no longer retains links to North Korea.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News
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.
Conflict Lead Story Military News
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Burma from a US list of the world’s worst offenders in the use of child soldiers.
KCSN calls for a withdrawal of government forces; the cessation of mega-development projects; and adequate humanitarian assistance for Karenni refugees.
Justice Kachin Lead Story News
Khon Ja pointed to an infamous incident involving a woman named Sumlut Roi Ja, who was abducted by Burmese soldiers in 2011 and never seen again.
Ethnic issues Lead Story Military News
“Out of each three boys, they had to draw lots to determine which one would have to join the militia.”
Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News
The Burmese military air-dropped leaflets stating that anyone remaining after 15 June would be considered an associate of the outlawed KIO.
We do requests donations from local businesses, but never using force or threats,” the KIO responded.
“Insurgents have opened their own so-called IDP camps, where they use the local people as human shields,” said Min Aung Hlaing.
It said 15 persons were kidnapped in total between 9 October 2016 and 3 April 2017, of whom five were rediscovered showing evidence of torture.
Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing stresses a need for a modernised military capable of waging modern warfare in the technological world of the 21st century.
Lead Story Military News Sagaing
Protesters called for the Indian government to deploy security forces in the area, reiterating that they were living in fear of the Burmese army.
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.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Military News
One student explained that while the play carried an anti-war message, it was in no way meant to be anti-military.
“Our men were patrolling as usual in the area when the government troops came at us out of the blue, without any warning,” said Col. Sai La.
Environment Ethnic issues Human Rights Land Lead Story News
Tennasserim villagers launched the ‘Green Desert’ report on Thursday, calling for a Malaysian-backed palm oil project to be immediately suspended.
Many of the IDPs yesterday attempted to flee across the Chinese border to seek sanctuary but were turned back by the Chinese authorities.