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Armed group meets with Shan organisations ahead of Naypyidaw trip
The Shan State Army-South aims to push for a nationwide ceasefire to open the path for a political dialogue with the government during a sit-down meeting with President Thein Sein
Police crack down on ‘unlawful’ gas pipeline protestors
At least three people were detained and questioned by local authorities in Arakan state on Friday, for their alleged role in staging an unauthorised protest against the Chinese-backed Shwe Gas Pipeline
Communist party slams allegations of role in rioting
A spokesperson from the Communist Party of Burma has hit back at allegations that they were behind last month's anti-Muslim riots, after a leading politician identified them as "instigators"
Decision to postpone Kachin peace-talks ‘mutual’, say rebels
The decision to delay the next round of peace-talks between the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) was “mutual” and based on a lack of adequate time to prepare
Shan farmers demand halt to Shwe pipeline
A group of farmers from Shan state issued a public call on Friday demanding that Burma's government remove sections of the Shwe gas pipeline built on their land
Rights-claiming in a rule of law vacuum
In the absence of widely accessible formal complaints mechanisms, protests are cropping up and breaking the silence surrounding long-established projects