7 May 2012
Shan State Army (SSA) South meeting appoints- Anti-narcotics committee
- Negotiating team for the second union-level meeting
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Naw Kham, Mekong godfather, captured in Bokeo on 25 April, handed over to Chinese officials by Laotian authorities in Vientiane this morning.
Political settlement: A win-win solution for all
No one is innocent in the war on drugs in Burma:
- The people because of their desperate need for survival
- The rebels to buy arms for the struggle against a tyrannical government
- The government and its armed forces ...
Who’s who is the new setup
Central Committee for Union Peacemaking
Working Committee for Union Peacemaking
- The only NDSC member not included is the foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin
- The only regional commanders not included are from Rangoon...
SSA: Cooperation from Burma Army essential against drugs
Without cooperation from the Burma Army, Naypyitaw’s drug eradication and suppression program will not work, according to Lt-Gen Yawd Serk, leader of the Shan State Army (SSA) So...
More clashes before powwow
As the two sides: Naypyitaw and Loi Taileng (the main base of the Shan State Army “South”) gear up for further progress in their peace talks, 3 more clashes had already taken p...
Shan army to discuss cooperation against drugs with Naypyitaw
The Restoration Council of Shan State / Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) that had concluded a ceasefire pact with the Thein Sein government last December announced yesterday one of the t...
Naypyitaw minister at Panghsang, Mongla
Border affairs ministers visited the Wa capital Panghsang yesterday and are due to arrive in Mongla, the main base of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) today, according ...
1990 winning Shan party receives permission to register
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the party that won in the 1990 elections state-wide and emerged as second largest winning party nationwide, was yesterday informed b...
Looking for a different ending
Sai Hsai (not his real name), who just turned 15 last month, from a village 25 miles west of Shan State North’s Mongmit (Moemeik) township, is well known by everyone from his village and surrounding villages.
An Evening with Amnesty International (International Secretariat) Changes in Myanmar
7pm, Thursday May 24, 2012
Admission Free
This is not an FCCT-sponsored event. It is a paid function and responsibility for program content is solely that of the event organizer
An official delegation from Amnesty International is currently visiti...
UNFC reviewing ceasefire deal appropriate
By: Sai Wansai
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
News coming out during the weekend that the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), whose five members have signed ceasefire agreements with President Thein Sein’s government, is going to review its stance unl...
Weekly Diary, No.495 (7-13 May 2012)
- UNFC SETS DEADLINE FOR END TO BURMESE OFFENSIVE!
- NEW PEACEMAKERS ANNOUNCED!
- VP TIN AUNG MYINT OO RESIGNS?
- IMF POINTS TO SHADOW FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN MYANMAR!
- NEW CLASHES BETWEEN BA, SSA!
Glimpses of Mai Jayang
The following are photos taken by SHAN at Mai Jayang, controlled by Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on 5 May. There are 7 displaced persons centers with a population of over 13,000. The pictures were taken at the 10 Mile Center that has some 800 displ...
The new dickering team: Leaner but meaner?
When news came yesterday that a new peace negotiating team has been formed on 3 May under the chairmanship of Vice President # 2 Dr Sai Mawk Kham and the joint vice chairmanship of U Aung Min, U Thein Zaw and Army Commander in Chief Gen Soe Win, I re...
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There are over 31,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State who are in desperate need of food, basic supplies and medicines. Donations for these IDPs can be made through the “Northern Shan State Relief Committee,” based inside Shan State, Burma at the following account:
| Account Name | Ms. Pim Hsengkham, Ms. Silarwan Sengmar & Mr. Sai Hla Aung |
| Account Number | 839-209990-9 |
| Bank Name | Siam Commercial Bank |
| Branch Name | Nimmanhemin Road, Chiang Mai |
| SWIFT code | SICOTHBK |
For further information, please contact Ying Harn Fah, Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) at +66 89 262 7848 or kenneri@shanwomen.org
Total receipt (2 January 2012): 1,445,016.39 baht
