Karen Lead Story News Peace Process
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.
Karen Lead Story News Peace Process
Despite the prospect of signing a ceasefire accord next week, the KNU is reportedly press-ganging locals in the northern Karen State township.
Kachin Lead Story News Peace Process
An ethnic Senior Delegation summit in Chiang Mai is extended after KIO and KNU remarks indicate the ceasefire agreement is far from a done deal.
Conflict Lead Story News Peace Process Politics
Burmese government says it has reached a compromise on all but one remaining issue with ethnic delegates after peace talks in Rangoon this week.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion Peace Process
The military finds itself in a tight spot, while the ethnic groups’ prove their integrity by going back to the negotiation table, says lawyer Aung Htoo.
Conflict Lead Story News Peace Process
Ko Salai, a representative of ABSDF at recent Law Khee La talks, speaks about the NCCT’s proposed amendments to the ceasefire draft and the road ahead.
DVB spoke to the KNU’s Zipporah Sein to find out more about the committee tasked with negotiating 15 new draft-ceasefire amendments with the government.
Karen Lead Story News Peace Process Politics
The NCCT has approved a single-draft ceasefire agreement with ‘some amendments’ after eight days of negotiations at KNU headquarters in eastern Burma.
Lead Story News Peace Process Shan
SSA-S leader says it will not be signing a nationwide ceasefire agreement as it already entered into a ‘deed of commitment’ with the government on 12 Feb.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News
KNU Deputy Chair Zipporah Sein has said that the signing of a Union Day “deed of commitment” was not backed by the KNU standing committee.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News Peace Process
A statement purporting to be jointly signed by all the major Karen armed groups claims they have agreed to reunify forces in the face of intimidation and attacks by the Burmese army.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
Chairman of the ethnic bloc says it will reserve two leading positions for representatives of the Karen Nation Union despite the Karen group walking out of the UNFC conference in Chiang Mai on Sunday.
Constitution Karen Lead Story News Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi allegedly referred to the ongoing peace talks between the KNU, other ethnic armed groups and the Burmese government, saying that constitutional reform would bolster the peace process.
2015 Elections Irrawaddy Division Karen Lead Story News
A new party aimed at representing ethnic Karens in the Irrawaddy Delta has been formed – the Karen National Party (KNP) announced last week its intention to contest the 2015 general elections.
