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Peace marchers wearing blue T-shirt in downtown Yangon on 21 September 2012, International Peace Day, calling to end civil war in Kachin state. (Photo Credit: Zin Wai’s Facebook)

Analysis: Can Burma negotiate with ethnic rebels for genuine peace?

By Zin Linn Fri, Mar 22, 2013 6:06PM UTC 0 Comment

The government of Burma has released a number of statements indicating its willingness to reach an agreement with ethnic armed groups and political opponents, both domestic and exiled. Unfortunately, those offers have been considered contradictory. Ethnic minorities have been suffering through five decades of brutal military maneuvers in the name of national unity. Attacks on...

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Burma rejects US criticism over ethnic conflict

By AP News Sun, Jan 27, 2013 9:43AM UTC 0 Comment

YANGON, Burma/Myanmar (AP) — Burma/Myanmar has rejected the latest U.S. criticism of its conflict with ethnic Kachin rebels, and deplores that Washington still calls the country by its old name, Burma, according to a statement published Saturday. A Myanmar Foreign Ministry statement published in the state-run Myanma Ahlin newspaper “rejected” a news release issued Thursday...

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The unstoppable Kachin war, a major problem in Burma

By Zin Linn Wed, Aug 22, 2012 3:56PM UTC 4 Comments

Kachin Independence Army recruits in training. Pic: AP.

As a result of ongoing civil war that has been waged for more than sixty years, Burma has become a largely dilapidated country in the region. Civil war in Burma has taken place since the country achieved its independence from British colonial rulers in 1948. Regrettably, the country lost its liberty in 1962 since the...

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Burma: Is war in Kachin State standing in the way of real reform?

By Zin Linn Tue, Jul 10, 2012 4:23PM UTC 0 Comment

Six decades of civil war has left Burma one of the most impoverished countries in the world. Burma gained its independence from British colonial rulers in 1948. Unfortunately the country lost its freedom in 1962 when the military led by the late dictator Gen. Ne Win seized power, putting an end to democracy in Burma. Consecutive...

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Is it safe for Burma to repatriate refugees?

By Francis Wade Wed, Apr 25, 2012 1:16PM UTC 0 Comment

Burma refugees, with their belongings, walk on a street to a pier in Mae Sot, Thailand after being displaced by fighting in 2010. Pic: AP.

Burma’s government has told armed ethnic groups that it will seek to repatriate refugees to sites in the country’s east, an announcement that is likely to trigger heated discussion about conditions in Burma’s conflict zones months after Naypyidaw set out to convince rebel groups to sign ceasefires. The chief interlocutor between the government and rebels,...

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