2007

SSA appoints new spokesperson — by admin — last modified 2007-01-10 08:56

The Shan State Army (SSA) South that has been without a spokesperson since late last year has appointed a noted fighting officer as its spokesman, according to the resolutions passed at the recent annual meeting across the border.

Exile opposition urged to work for sustainable unity — by admin — last modified 2007-01-15 05:25

Despite some notable successes achieved by the opposition movements outside Burma, unity among them was still top priority for some 30 participants at an unpretentious seminar held in Chiangmai last Saturday (13 January).

King laureate calls for "state building" in Burma — by admin — last modified 2007-01-16 04:26

Speaking in Stockholm's parliament building and later at the church of Salemkyrkan where he was accepting the Martin Luther King Prize yesterday, Burma's opposition Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC) General Secretary Dr Lian Hmung Sakhong called for "state-building" in lieu of "nation-building" that has been pursued by the country's military regime since 1962.

Contact number for SSA spokesman — by admin — last modified 2007-01-17 06:22

Sai Lao Hseng, newly appointed spokesman for Restoration Council of Shan State/ Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA), can be reached at the following email address and number:

A Brit admits — by admin — last modified 2007-01-25 10:46

His country Great Britain had committed three mistakes in Burma during its heyday as a colonial power, said the kingdom's former ambassador to Thailand Derek Tonkin yesterday.

SSA calls for constructive engagement with China and Russia — by admin — last modified 2007-01-27 08:12

Amid harsh criticisms against China and Russia following their vetoing of US initiated draft resolution on Burma on 12 January, the anti-junta Shan State Army (SSA) South is counseling a different approach: dialogue instead of confrontation, according to Col Yawdserk.

Pundit urges opposition groups to join forces — by admin — last modified 2007-02-06 11:36

Sydney-based Dr Than Naing, who is currently a visiting professor at Chiangmai University's All Ethnic International Open University (AEIOU) program, has called on Burma's multitudinous opposition movements to unite, during his 3-hour lecture yesterday.

Renegade Karen commander doesn't have a leg to stand on — by admin — last modified 2007-02-06 11:52

Attempts by the recently ousted brigade commander of Karen National Union (KNU) to set up a rival group was doomed from the start as even his own battalion commanders were against breaking away from the mother organization, according to the movement's European representative Brig-Gen Saw Hsa Gay.

Interview: On current Karen situation — by admin — last modified 2007-02-06 11:57

Following news of Col Nerdah Mya's agreement to return to the fold yesterday, S.H.A.N. had interviewed the Karen National Union (KNU)'s representative for Europe and East Timor, Member of Central Committee and Head of Special Warfare Section, Brig-Gen Saw Hsar Gay:

Interview: On current Karen situation (Part II) — by admin — last modified 2007-02-07 08:37

 

Top Karen commanders pledge loyalty to leadership — by admin — last modified 2007-02-11 09:59

Apparently to dispel all existing doubts about its internal unity, following a recent separate agreement between its 7th Brigade commander and the Burma Army, the Karen National Union has released a 3-page document signed by its top commanders in support of their political leadership last August and September.

Opposition holds strategic meeting — by admin — last modified 2007-02-21 05:58

As opposition politicians and activists gather on the Thai-Burma border to revise their strategy in a three-day meeting that begins today,

Joint strategic meet declared a success — by admin — last modified 2007-02-27 03:37

Unity among Burma's opposition forces has been strengthened as a result of three days of consultation, an elated spokesman for the strategic meeting held on the Thai-Burma border from 21-23 February told S.H.A.N. today.

Reconciliation meet declared a success — by admin — last modified 2007-03-09 05:54

A two-day annual consultation organized by the National Reconciliation Programme (NRP) on the Thai-Burma border ended yesterday with a formal declaration of success by its programme committee chairman David Thackerbaw of Karen National Union (KNU).

Junta demands military presence in Mongla — by admin — last modified 2007-03-16 04:49

A top commander of the Burma Army had once again pressed on the Mongla ceasefire group to accept a token military presence in its domain during the latest meeting which took place on Tuesday, 13 March, according to an insider source.

Veteran leader honored by young Shans — by admin — last modified 2007-03-23 06:02

More than a hundred young Shan exiles of Chiangmai threw a party last evening in honor of Sao Sengsuk, a 48-year veteran of continuous struggle against Burma's military dictatorship, who turned 72 yesterday.

Pawngkher — by admin — last modified 2007-04-05 03:35

 

Moengzuen — by admin — last modified 2007-04-05 03:35

 

'Slain' commander returns to life — by admin — last modified 2007-04-05 03:39

A trusted confidant of a Shan State Army (SSA) South commander, whose death has been publicized for months by a rival group, visited S.H.A.N. yesterday to announce he is still very much alive and kicking.

Khun Tun Oo — by admin — last modified 2007-04-12 04:30

 

Detained Shan leader to give alms — by admin — last modified 2007-04-14 01:33

Detained Shan leader Khun Tun Oo will be giving alms on Sunday, 15 April, according to a source close to his family in Rangoon.

Hand in Glove — by admin — last modified 2007-04-28 07:27

 

More guns and power to pro-junta militia — by admin — last modified 2007-04-28 07:29

The Burma Army sponsored militia groups are getting more weapons and authority over local civilian populations, according to sources on the border.

U Myint Than — by admin — last modified 2007-05-02 04:58

 

Shans to hold religious ceremony for deceased leader — by admin — last modified 2007-05-02 05:03

Followers of Math Myint Than, who died on 2 May last year while serving a 79-year prison term in Sandoway, will be holding a religious ceremony in his honor today in Taunggyi, according to his family's friend.

Yawdserk-speech — by admin — last modified 2007-05-03 11:43

 

Shan rebel leader seeks peaceful ways with guns ready — by admin — last modified 2007-05-03 11:48

One should not give up hoping for the best when it comes to resolving by peaceful means Burma's long standing problems, but one should also be prepared against the worst to defend one's rights by military means, said Col Yawdserk, leader of the Shan State Army (SSA) "South" yesterday.

Yawd__serk — by admin — last modified 2007-05-13 03:17

 

Shan leader wants monks to stay above politics — by admin — last modified 2007-05-15 06:10

Shan monkhood should remain refuge for different sections of the Shan society and stay above politics, Shan State Army (SSA) South leader Col Yawdserk recently told a two-day assembly of Shan monks held at his main base of Loi Taileng, opposite Maehongson.

Meeting — by admin — last modified 2007-05-22 04:28

 

Ad Carabao, Yawdserk — by admin — last modified 2007-05-22 04:30

 

Shans call for state pact against junta — by admin — last modified 2007-05-22 04:34

Not for the first time in decades, different Shans groups came together last weekend to set out on the creation of a state council that will speak for the diverse racial groups inhabiting Burma's largest state.

Shan leader: SSA must be people's army — by admin — last modified 2007-05-22 04:37

The Shan State Army (SSA) must strive to be a disciplined armed organization worth its salt, according to a prepared speech by Col Yawdserk, Chairman of its political arm Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) yesterday, the day the Shan resistance turned 49, to his troops at Loi Taileng, opposite Maehongson.

Planned junta-SSA meeting called off — by admin — last modified 2007-05-23 09:45

The planned historic meeting between the Burma Army and Shan State Army (SSA) South on the border today was postponed indefinitely after the Burma Army delegation failed to appear at the venue, according to SSA leader Col Yawdserk.

Wei Hsaitang — by admin — last modified 2007-05-29 10:08

 

Bao Youxiang — by admin — last modified 2007-05-29 10:08

 

Disgraced son of Wa released — by admin — last modified 2007-05-29 10:12

A Wa commander, known as 'the fightingest officer' in the United Wa State Army (UWSA), was recently pardoned and released from prison by Panghsang leaders amid reports of calls for surrender by Burma's military rulers, according to sources on Thai and Chinese borders.

U_Thaung — by admin — last modified 2007-05-30 04:46

 

Distant nuclear future not for lack of ambition — by admin — last modified 2007-05-30 04:48

A Russia-returnee officer, speaking by phone from Mandalay where he is on furlough, confirms prevalent reports on Burma's efforts to acquire nuclear weapons are not just "fairy tales" concocted by anti-junta exiles.

Karenni leader: Ceasefire pact two trip to oblivion — by admin — last modified 2007-05-31 11:58

According to Abel Tweed, Vice Chairman of Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), one of the three major groups fighting against Burma's military rulers, a ceasefire agreement would lead to nothing but total submission to tyranny.

Khun_Tun_Oo — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 05:09

 

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Hkun_Okker — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 05:10

 

Sheley_Hseng — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 05:11

 

Detained Shan leader: Body in turmoil, mind at peace — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 05:32

Khun Tun Oo, elected Shan leader who was detained and sentenced to a 93 year prison term in 2005, has been marking his time at Burma's northernmost prison in Putao in peace, according to a family friend.

Non-Shans propose autonomous homelands — by admin — last modified 2007-06-18 05:39

A five-day gathering of activists from Shan State to discuss the first draft of Shan State charter last week has called for self-ruled homelands for the state's major ethnic groups.

Hkun Htoon Oo — by admin — last modified 2007-06-22 04:56

 

Detained Shan leader to ceasefire leaders: Say no to Convention — by admin — last modified 2007-06-22 04:59

Members of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) who recently visited the border have confirmed that Hkun Htoon Oo, their leader who is being detained in Kachin State's Putao prison, is firmly opposed to the ceasefire group's further attendance of the junta-organized National Convention.

Sao N. Oo — by admin — last modified 2007-06-28 03:17

 

The Truth and Legality of the “Panglong Agreement” — by admin — last modified 2007-06-28 03:23

In the article, “Conflicting Interests Impede Burma’s Democratisation” written by Nehginpao Kipgen, in the Asian Tribune, 2007-06-21, he wrote “In fact, with the nullification of the 1947 Panglong Agreement and the subsequent constitution, all ethnic nationalities of Burma can claim pre-independence status.”

March To Safety — by admin — last modified 2007-07-02 03:42

 

SSA extends welcome to ex-ceasefire group — by admin — last modified 2007-07-02 03:45

Prior to the press conference to be held on the border today by leaders of the faction from the Shan State Nationalities People's Organization (SNPLO), anti-Rangoon Shan State Army (SSA) leader Col Yawdserk has assured his warm welcome to the group.

FCCDC — by admin — last modified 2007-07-04 06:36

 

A constitution's response, hope for a united Burma — by admin — last modified 2007-07-04 06:39

Two hundred thirty-one years ago today the United States declared independence, and over the next decade, the Founding Fathers were drafting a document that would provide the checks and balances that they deemed necessary to create their own constitutional democracy.

Ceasefire groups play close to their chests — by admin — last modified 2007-07-06 05:58

A number of groups that have ceasefire agreements with Pyinmana (Naypyidaw) remain discreet about their post-National Convention plans, as the last session of the constitutional meeting to be held on 18 July draws near, reports Chai Sayam from the border:

Opposition draft charters can become provisional charters — by admin — last modified 2007-07-24 11:03

The state and federal constitutions being drafted by the Opposition can serve as provisional charters when freedom returns to Burma, according to an American legal expert.

Shan State key to Burma's future — by admin — last modified 2007-07-31 06:01

If a constitutional government doesn't work in Shan State, it won't in the rest of Burma, as the country is ethnically diverse with Shan State being its most diverse region, according to an American academic during a review of its first draft constitution last Sunday, 29 July.

Ti Hsawng — by admin — last modified 2007-08-11 05:52

 

Tarkalay — by admin — last modified 2007-08-11 05:53

 

Ceasefire group reorganized — by admin — last modified 2007-08-11 05:56

The Shan State Nationalities People's Liberation Organization (SNPLO) that had been shattered the last two months by factional divisions have been reorganized, according to an SNPLO senior officer.

Sao_Seng_Suk — by admin — last modified 2007-08-13 16:13

 

Another Shan leader fades out — by admin — last modified 2007-08-13 16:22

Almost 5 months after his 72nd birthday was celebrated by young Shans in Chiangmai, Sao Seng Suk, one of the principal Shan leaders fighting for democracy and self-determination, succumbed this evening at 17:00 to his prolonged illness.

Wat_tha_kadart — by admin — last modified 2007-08-14 08:46

 

Sao Seng Suk's funeral information — by admin — last modified 2007-08-14 08:52

Remains of Shan leader Sao Seng Suk, 72, who passed away at 17:45 yesterday, 13 August, will be cremated at 13:00 Saturday, 18 August. His illness was diagnosed by the doctors as lung cancer.

Thein Sein — by admin — last modified 2007-08-22 05:49

 

Convention to conclude on 3 September — by admin — last modified 2007-08-22 05:51

The 11th and final session of the junta-organized constitutional convention has been scheduled to wind up on Monday, 3 September, according to a source close to some of the convention delegates.

Bao Youhua — by admin — last modified 2007-08-28 03:52

 

Baos — by admin — last modified 2007-08-28 03:52

 

Wa funeral expected to draw huge crowd of mourners — by admin — last modified 2007-08-28 03:59

The 1 September funeral of Bao Youhua, the youngest brother of the Bao clan that has held sway over the Wa region for almost two decades, is expected to be attended by representatives from several ceasefire groups, according to sources from the border.

Yawd_serk — by admin — last modified 2007-08-30 08:42

 

sonthi-maungaye — by admin — last modified 2007-08-30 08:43

 

Shan leader sets conditions for parley — by admin — last modified 2007-08-30 08:50

Shan State Army (SSA) South leader Col Yawdserk, saying he "heartily" welcomes the outgoing Thai army commander in chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin's acceptance of Pyinmana's request "to do everything he could to encourage the rebel groups to come to the table," according to Bangkok Post, has stated his terms for negotiations with the junta.

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Non-protest in Shan State not indifference — by admin — last modified 2007-09-06 04:54

Since mid August, protests against skyhigh fuel prices have been going on in the rest of Burma but not in Shan State, which does not mean the people here are unfeeling to other people's sufferings, say residents of Tachilek, opposite Thailand's Maesai, yesterday.

SSA-Yawdserk — by admin — last modified 2007-09-21 04:47

 

Yawdserk salutes Burma's monks — by admin — last modified 2007-09-21 04:51

Col Yawdserk, leader of the anti-junta Shan State Army (SSA) South, has voiced his support for the monks who had since 18 September declared the patta-nukkujjana kamma (the act of overturning the bowl) to Burma's military rulers.

Yawdserk salutes Burma's monks — by admin — last modified 2007-09-21 05:25

Col Yawdserk, leader of the anti-junta Shan State Army (SSA) South, has voiced his support for the monks who had since 18 September declared the patta-nukkujjana kamma (the act of overturning the bowl) to Burma's military rulers.

Mindfulness in Revolution — by admin — last modified 2007-09-25 11:57

Being an eye witness of the 8888 democracy movement and have overheard the talking of some of the retired generals, I have come to understand the Burmese army strategy of patiently waiting for the opportune moment,

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Burmese community in Sydney prays for Burma — by admin — last modified 2007-09-25 11:59

The Sydney based Burmese Buddhist monks stand united with the ten thousand monks in Burma and pray for safety of the people and monks who take part in the on going peaceful protest against the military regime.

SHRF MONTHLY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2007 — by admin — last modified 2007-09-25 11:58

 

Naomi Mann in an interview with members of the NLD on the current wave of protests. — by admin — last modified 2007-09-25 12:13

 

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Ethnic leaders join protest — by admin — last modified 2007-09-26 05:48

Spurning criticisms that the non-Burmans are merely contenting themselves as spectators while the confrontation between Burma's ruling generals and the Buddhist monks are gearing up to the breaking point,

SPDC: an Organization of Terrorism and Crime against Humanity — by admin — last modified 2007-09-27 03:52

 

Call for Application for the PhD in Human Rights and Peace Studies (International Program) and — by admin — last modified 2007-09-27 03:55

 

Open letter to SHAN — by admin — last modified 2007-09-28 05:45

"Warning to SPDC and Request to Patriotic Officers and Soldiers in the Tatmadaw"

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Sydneysiders pressure the Australian government — by admin — last modified 2007-09-28 05:55

The Australian government and the Burmese military junta are being informed with a strong message from the Sydneysiders that they will not tolerate the ongoing abuses, human rights, torture and violence against the peaceful protestors in Burma, said Dr. John Kaye, the protest rally organiser.

Junta cleaning up image at public expense — by admin — last modified 2007-10-01 04:01

People in eastern Shan State have been ordered to stage a pro-junta rally today in Kengtung, 160km north of Tachilek, opposite Maesai, following bloody killings in Rangoon last week, according to sources in Tachilek and Kengtung.

Open Letter to SHAN — by admin — last modified 2007-10-02 03:49

" SPDC´s Burma, the country of total terror ! "

Unreported protest in Shan State — by admin — last modified 2007-10-03 03:20

On 24 September 2007, thirty seven monks staged a peaceful protest in Kyaukme, a town in northern Shan State by marching and chanting Metta Sutta.

Wa deny aiding and abetting junta crackdown — by admin — last modified 2007-10-04 04:51

A senior Wa official has rejected reports of the United Wa State Army (UWSA)'s involvement in the recent crackdown by Burma's ruling generals on unarmed protestors in Mandalay as "maliciously groundless."

SaiWansai — by admin — last modified 2007-10-05 09:38

 

Burma: The Notion of Responsibility to Protect Versus — by admin — last modified 2007-10-07 04:49

The only way to stop this "reign of terror" and tyrannical rule in Burma is a full scale humanitarian intervention. Where have all the noises of "responsibility to protect", which unofficially have been endorsed by almost all democratic countries gone?

The Regime’s Crimes Against The Shan — by admin — last modified 2007-10-08 07:44

Recently, because the world’s attention has been on the peaceful protests and the bloodbath of monks and supporters in Rangoon, the ethnic peoples’ ongoing abhorrent treatment by the regime has been placed in the backseat or just ignored.

Summary of the darkest and most terrifying Period in the History of Burma; the Military Regimes of Burma; 1962- 2007+? — by admin — last modified 2007-10-08 07:47

 

"The struggle for Democracy in Burma will continue!" — by admin — last modified 2007-10-09 04:16

It seems that the increase of the fuel prices in August was in line with the SPDC´s strategy to" strike out" against the democratic opposition.

Hundreds of Shan monks pinched in crackdown — by admin — last modified 2007-10-10 06:46

A Shan cleric who recently escaped to Thailand has confirmed that more than a hundred Shan monks were among those detained by the ruling military junta during the crackdown launched two weeks earlier.

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Australian government urged to pressure China — by admin — last modified 2007-10-12 04:39

More than 250 protesters from different ethnic communities in Sydney demand the Australian government to pressure the China not to undermine the UN Security Council’s statement on Burma.

Honoring the Monks in Burma — by admin — last modified 2007-10-14 08:37

More than 500 Pace Walkers let by Burmese Buddhist monks in Sydney pay tribute to monks and civilians who have been killed in the recent crackdown by the Burmese military regime in Burma.

Junta’s economic suppression disables ethnic groups’ political capability — by admin — last modified 2007-10-14 08:39

A traveler recently returning from the Sino-Burma border recalled his experiences that the Burmese junta’s economic suppression of the ethnic people serves its political interests. The ethnic activists in small towns have been unable to organize the local population to support recent monks’ popular movements although moral support among the population was very high.

Chinland Guardian: Interview With Harn Yawnghwe — by admin — last modified 2007-10-18 05:41

"Reconciliation through Dialogue" is the Name of The Game in Burma Politics

Activists to hold rally demanding Australia to stop secret cooperation — by admin — last modified 2007-10-19 10:24

A major rally to demand that the Australian government to stop its secret cooperation with the Burmese Military Junta will be held in Sydney on November 15.

Opposition unity urged — by admin — last modified 2007-10-20 07:05

A recent meeting of Shan resistance veterans have called for a tighter union among the Burman and non-Burman opposition movements taking advantage of the universal revulsion directed against the ruling military junta following last month’s peaceful protests that turned into a bloody carnage and crackdown.

United religions pray for Burma — by admin — last modified 2007-10-22 05:50

People of all faiths and spiritualities from different communities and organizations in Sydney pray for peace and justice for the people of Burma.

Anarchy is NOT What We Want — by admin — last modified 2007-10-23 04:20

It is a shame that so many people have misconceived ideas about our Opposition Groups and Freedom Fighters. Recently, several ministers and diplomats of Asean countries warned that a sudden regime change in Burma could lead to Iraq-type anarchy with rival factions battling each other for power.

Wa only want to be left alone — by admin — last modified 2007-10-29 07:22

Burma’s opposition while abhorring Wa involvement in drugs nevertheless may be ready to forgive and forget it if the militarily strongest non-Burma Army movement go against the country’s military rulers, but that would need a whole lot of convincing to do, according to the recently published study by the Washington-based East-West Center (EWC) The United Wa State Party: Narco-Army or Ethnic Nationalist Party?

In Response to Recent Articles — by admin — last modified 2007-10-29 05:17

I thank Gazala Paul for writing such an extensive article, and his recommendation on Future Federalism in Burma, but I would like to respond to certain points. In the article “A Cry from Burma”, he wrote, “The military claimed that it had to take over power (1962) because there was a secession plot by the leaders of the ethnic nationalities.”

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Sao Seng Suk — by admin — last modified 2007-03-23 05:54

 

Makaw Khun Sa — by admin — last modified 2007-03-23 05:55

 

Khun Sa: As told to SHAN — by admin — last modified 2007-10-31 06:14

 

Deceased Wa leader to be cremated on 4 November — by admin — last modified 2007-10-31 09:56

The family and relatives of Sao Maha Hsang, the former prince of Wiang Ngeun, who passed away on Monday, 29 October, have decided to hold his cremation on Sunday, 4 November, according to his widow Nang Janu.

Villagers to make offerings for Khun Sa — by admin — last modified 2007-11-01 09:22

Shan and Chinese villagers of Therdthai aka Ban Hintaek, a thriving village in Chiangrai’s Mae Fa Luang district founded by Khun Sa, Shan-Chinese warlord who died on Sunday (28 October), will be making religious offerings in his memory on 8-9 November, according to an organizer of the event.

Maha Hsang as I knew him — by admin — last modified 2007-11-05 06:07

I met Sao Maha Hsang, leader of the Wa National Organization (WNO), in 1978 when he left the then pro-communist Shan State Army (SSA) to ally himself with the anti-communist Shan United Revolutionary Army (SURA), led by Gen Gawnzerng (1926-1991).

Newsman becomes new Shan charter man — by admin — last modified 2007-11-13 05:42

One of Burma’s exiled newsmen was elected on Sunday, 11 November, to succeed Shan State draft charter chairman Sao Seng Suk who passed away almost 3 months ago.

Yawdserk: We must return to Panglong — by admin — last modified 2007-12-13 04:33

On 7 December, SHAN interviewed Col Yawdserk, Chairman of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Commander-in-Chief of the Shan State Army (SSA) South, at his base in Loi Taileng. The following are excerpts:

Gandhi applicable in today’s Burma? — by admin — last modified 2007-12-17 04:25

I’ve watched Gandhi, the movie that won the 1982 academic awards, many times, especially after the September massacres in Rangoon.

Would Gandhi say we did it right? — by admin — last modified 2007-12-18 08:07

It was a scene during the salt riots in India. Indian activists were defying the British salt monopoly by producing their own salt and distributing it to the people. Obviously it was an open invitation to the cops to come. Which they did with horses and batons.

The guilty flinches when no one accuses — by admin — last modified 2007-12-20 08:42

For the past few days, I have been lain in bed with a cold. Plenty of time to read, sleep and then watch classic movies like Gandhi (1982), Guns of Navarone (1961), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Patton (1970).

Chin leader: We are the indigenous, not ethnic minorities — by admin — last modified 2007-12-21 04:23

"Burma is a multi racial country. Several ethnic indigenous groups have lived throughout history in Burma and the Burmans call us ethnic minority groups. We are not minorities, we are the indigenous”, said Dr. Sui Khar, one of leaders of ENC ( Ethnic Nationalities Council) and also a leading member of Chin National Front, while lecturing to the ethnic youth in the workshop organized on the Thai-Burma border on 17 December.

Ethnic youth learn federalism — by admin — last modified 2007-12-25 07:56

A Youth and Federalism Workshop was conducted from 12 to 21 December by the Nationalities Youth Forum on the Thai-Burma border for young people with the declared purpose of building a genuine federalism for future Burma.

Ethnic leader: Don't be deceived by the Burmese regime’s stratagem — by admin — last modified 2007-12-25 08:59

The division of Shan State into different autonomous regions is the outcome of divide-and- rule policy adopted by the successive military regimes in Burma, and ethnic groups should not fall into the trap of the deceitful plan of the junta, said a Pa-O leader recently.

Junta opting for rights of the indigenous peoples? — by admin — last modified 2007-12-26 07:32

As the year draws to a close one of the strangest things that has happened to Burma is not that the Senior General is still alive despite several reports of his deteriorating health, but that it was among the 143 nations that had voted in favor of the Declaration the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the UN General Assembly on 13 September 2007.

Gen Than Shwe buried by PPP — by admin — last modified 2007-12-30 04:55

Burma's top general Than Shwe was the target of the Panty Power Party in Thailand's northern city thrown by the Lanna Action for Burma (LAB) and the Empower women's group last evening.