We must remove unelected representatives from legislatures and national reconciliation will make step by step through negotiations, said State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a speech titled “Democratic Transition in Myanmar: Challenges and Way Forward” delivered at the 43rd Singapore Lecture he...

The All Mon Region Democracy Party (AMDP) and the Mon National Party (MNP), which are members of the Mon Unity Committee, will lead a political dialogue under the title ‘Reviewing the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference’. The political dialogue is slated for August 31 and September 1 at Paing...

The government’s Peace Commission and the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) originally agreed to meet in mid-August but they are still unable to meet, the KNPP secretary 1 Khu Plu Reh said. “Our delegation met with the PC (Peace Commission) while they were going to attend the third sessio...

The Karen National Union (KNU) said in a statement that they would engage with ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) which had not yet signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and would strive for achieving internal peace in the country. The KNU issued the statement after the second meeting o...

The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) held its central executive committee meeting at the Thai-Myanmar border on Sunday (August 26) to discuss its continuous participation in the ongoing peace process. The Central Executive Committee member U Tun Zaw told KIC News yesterday (August 27) ...

The New Mon State Party (NMSP) said it will strive to find solutions for internal peace together with other ethnic people even though there are still differences of opinion in the dialogue for internal peace. On the 71st Mon Revolution Day of the NMSP, which fell on August 26, the NMSP vice-chair...

Participants of the peace implementation process and the Karen National Union (KNU) are holding a workshop in Law Khee Lar (Lay Wah), Hpa-an District in the Karen (Kayin) State from August 30 to September 2 to review the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) process. Delegates of the KNU, the Uni...

Kayin State government will continue providing flood victims with 50 tonnes of rice donated by Japan, during the rehabilitation period, Kayin State Chief Minister Nan Khin Htwe Myint told the Daily Eleven. “Rice is essential for flood victims. There was a shortage of rice for two days despite th...

Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr. Win Myat Aye presented cash assistance the landmine victims in Dawei District and Myeik Township in Taninthayi Township yesterday. At the ceremony to provide cash assistance to the victims held in Myeik, Taninthayi Region, the Union M...

Authorities have opened new flood relief camps as water level in Thanlwin River has reached above its danger level, following continuous rain in Kayin State, Hpa-an District, Hlaingbwe Township, Shwe Gun Village, state media reported. The water level in Thanlwin River reached 1158 cm on the morn...