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Lt. Gen. Ywet Sitt, leader of Shan State Army (SSA), talks to Myanmar government negotiatiors during their meeting in Kengtung, eastern Shan State, Myanmar, Saturday, May 19, 2012. It was second round of peace talks between the government and Shan rebels. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

Burma: Government calls for peace while military expands civil war

By Zin Linn Mon, May 13, 2013 5:20PM UTC 0 Comment

Since the government has publicly declared its reform plans including national reconciliation, it ought to carefully control its armed forces to support the peacemaking efforts. But, presently, the Burma armed forces seem to be going against the peace plan made by the President. If it was a fabricated story, the people would blame the President...

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Burma’s Human Rights Commission urged to probe rights abuses in ethnic areas

By Zin Linn Tue, May 07, 2013 1:15PM UTC 0 Comment

The map shows details of human rights violations in Palaung areas. (Pic: The Palaung Women’s Organization (PWO))

The Palaung Women’s Organization (PWO) has urged Myanmar [Burma] National Human Rights Commission to investigate human rights violations, including sexual violence, by Burma army troops. Burma’s ethnic minorities have been suffering human rights abuses through brutal military operations in the name of national unity since the 1950s. Attacks on these resource rich ethnic areas are routine....

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Burma should value its peace deals with ethnic armed groups

By Zin Linn Sun, Apr 21, 2013 7:12PM UTC 0 Comment

Lt. Gen. Ywet Sitt, leader of the Shan State Army (SSA), left, raises his glass along with Gen. Soe Win, the Myanmar government's chief negotiator, center, while toasting with others during a dinner after participating in a round of peace talks in Kengtung, Golden Triangle Region , near the Thai border, in eastern Shan State, Myanmar, Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

Although peace talks are taking place, there seems to be no end in sight in the war against the ethnic rebels, especially in Kachin State and the Shan State. For instance, the President Thein Sein Government has reached a truce with the Shan State Army (SSA), but the Burma Army is reluctant to accept the...

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Burma Army’s boss calls for stronger armed forces

By Zin Linn Thu, Mar 28, 2013 2:16PM UTC 0 Comment

Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appear together during Myanmar’s 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013.(Photo Credit: U Ye Htut's FB)

“Tatmadaw (Burma Army) always safeguards the country while protecting the country from the outbreaks of racial and political conflicts. It is Tatmadaw’s national politics,” said Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, at the military parade for the 68th Anniversary Armed Forces Day yesterday, the state-run media said today. “We are a military...

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Burma: No trust so far between government and KIO

By Zin Linn Tue, Mar 12, 2013 8:41PM UTC 0 Comment

Peace Talks restarts between representatives of Kachin Independence Organization and Myanmar government peacemaking team in Shweli, China-Myanmar border in China’s Yunnan Province on Monday, March 11, 2013. (Photo: U Ye Htut / Facebook)

Peace Delegates of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the government had a discussion until midnight on Monday at Ruili, a Chinese border town. But the two parties did not get to an armistice accord. However, they agreed to meet again before April 10, according to a joint statement. As a consequence of civil war...

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