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Burmese opium farmers need support to find an alternative livelihood
Yangon :: Myanmar | 10 months ago
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Farmers grow the illicit crop, despite knowing it could be destroyed by the government. Photograph: Paul Hilton/Getty Images Upwards of 90% of the opium poppies in Burma 's northern region are grown in Shan state, even though farmers are aware that,
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Burma Attacks Rebel Base Weeks After Ceasefire
Bangkok :: Thailand | over 1 year ago
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February 10, 2012 Just weeks after the Burmese government signed a peace accord with ethnic rebels, renewed fighting broke out in eastern Burma. Members of the Shan State Army-South and government forces attacked one another over the past several
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SSA-South Invited to Peace Talks in Naypyidaw
Yangon :: Myanmar | over 1 year ago
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The Burmese government has invited representatives of the Shan State Army-South (SSA-South), including the group's leader, Lt-Gen Yawd Serk, to Naypyidaw for another round of peace talks in mid-January, according to Shan sources. The meeting will be
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Irrawaddy: Govt push for peace talks with KNU, SSA-South – Lawi Weng
Bangkok :: Thailand | over 1 year ago
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Karen National Union (KNU), are preparing to hold separate peace negotiations with a government delegation in the near future, according to sources close to the rebels. The talks will focus only on establishing Naypyidaw's plan for making peace and
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Shan Herald Agency for News: Naypyitaw launches “peace” blitz
Yangon :: Myanmar | over 1 year ago
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for the third time since the military campaign against it began in March, has been contacted by Burmese authorities to negotiate for peace, according to SSA sources. One thing that sets it apart from previous approaches is that this time the offer
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Shan Herald Agency for News: Thai army stages mock evacuation on the border
Yangon :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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A public exercise to evacuate Thai citizens on the Chiangmai border, opposite Mongton township, in the event of a renewed war between the ethnic resistance and the Burma Army was held yesterday under the auspices of the Royal Thai Army's Phamueng
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Eurasiareview: Burma: Ethnic Conflict And The Revived Civil War – C. S. Kuppuswamy
Arakan :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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For much too long, the people of the Union of Burma have been entrapped in the politics of violence. All efforts must be taken to break the vicious circle which has made the Burman, Shan, Mon, Karen, Karenni, Kachin and Arakanese (Rakhine), pitiable
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Two monks approach the Shan State Army-North with a cease-fire offer
Pyinmana :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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Wednesday the government apparently sent two local monks to talk about a cease-fire, but they could offer no other details or guarantees, according to Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) spokesman Major Sai Hla. The names of the monks were not available."
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Democratic Voice of Burma: Fears mount over chemical weapons use
Yangon :: Myanmar | almost 2 years ago
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Soldiers from the insurgent Shan State Army (SSA) claim that shells fired at a military base during a recent assault by Burmese troops may have contained chemical components. Some 200 Burmese soldiers launched an early morning attack on the 7-Mile
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Asian Tribune: Civil Strife will prolong under Burma’s new president – Zin Linn
Shanghai :: China | 2 years ago
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Burma's new President Thein Sein gave an address at 1/2011-Meeting held at the President Office in Naypyitaw on 23 April. Thein Sein highlighted that without national unity, the country with more than 100 races cannot have peace and stability. So,
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