Negotiators on both sides of the peace process have insisted that trust and commitment remain strong, despite recent talks in Yangon failing to result in a finalized draft nationwide ceasefire and recent clashes between ethnic and Tatmadaw soldiers. The September 22-26 talks were the sixth held b...

The Karen National Union (KNU) has announced that it is not yet ready to sign a nationwide ceasefire agreement on Union Day. Saw Mahn Mahn, joint-secretary of the KNU, one of the major rebel forces in Burma, told DVBthat in a four-day meeting from 3 to 7 February, the group’s central committee dr...