05 November 2013: The Union Peace-making Work Committee (UPWC) of the government of Burma has shown hesitation in agreeing to the formation of a federal army proposed by the ethnic armed organizations.
21 October 2013: Thura Shwe Mann, Speaker of the Lower House of the Burmese parliament, is likely to make an official visit to Chin State in the near future.
17 October 2013: 133 ethnic civil society organizations have expressed their grave concerns over the military engagement of UK, US and Australia with Burma Army forces.
09 October 2013: The government of Burma has been urged for the unconditional release of political prisoners without any restrictions in place.
07 October 2013: Floods caused by days of heavy rains have displaced at least over one thousand people in Kalaymyo District of Sagaing Region.
03 October 2013: Despite ceasefire negotiations and agreements, human rights violations are still committed in Burma’s ethnic areas by the authorities, the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) said in its report.
02 October 2013: At least 9 people have died and 2 are still missing in recent floods caused by heavy rains in Kalay of Sagaing Region.
NEW DELHI, 30 September 2013 – MPs and activists from Burma held a discussion in Delhi on 20 September with Chin students, social activists, research scholars and some journalists from the Northeast India.
26 September 2013: The government of Burma has not as yet signed a new UN declaration of commitment to end sexual violence in conflict despite continuous calls by local and international communities.
26 September 2013: The Tavoyan Women’s Union (TWU) has called for an immediate suspension of the Dawei Deep Sea Port project, a joint venture between Burma and Thailand.
