By Aung Hla Tun – Wed Mar 30, 9:11 am ET YANGON, March 30 – Myanmar’s junta made way for a new government on Wednesday, ushering in an era of civilian rule dominated by the same authoritarian generals that have isolated the country for nearly two decades. The parliament, packed with retired and serving soldiers, dissolved the junta, the State Read more
DIMAPUR, MARCH 30 : After a lull in the “Naga reconciliation: A journey of common Hope”, the journey is back on track with the three Naga political groups re-affirming their commitment to the ‘Covenant of Reconciliation.’ Hopes of the proposed “highest level meeting” of the three groups -NSCN/GPRN, NNC/FGN and GPRN/NSCN – have also revived with the three groups giving Read more
Remove Assam Rifles from Zeliangrong land Dimapur | March 25 : Zeliangrongs today questioned the Assam Rifles if they had “no work” because of ceasefires and were using “encounters” to vie for promotions. “Is it incumbent for an army officer to concoct a stage encounter and eliminate any member of a revolutionary group who has been in ceasefire with the Read more
DIMAPUR, MARCH 21 : After 14 years of truce and more than 60 rounds of peace talks between the Government of India and NSCN/GPRN, a breakthrough seems to be in the air as the NSCN today disclosed that there is a “significant change” in India’s approach to the Naga issue. “Allow me to say that there is a significant change Read more
Friday, 18 March 2011 13:15 Jai Wan Mai (News Analysis) – Twenty armed groups are now operating in Shan State, 53 years after the Shan started an armed resistance movement against the Burmese regime. A SSA soldier stands guard duty at Loi Tai Leng training camp. (Photo: Jai Wan Mai) The reasons behind the Shan uprising were essentially the same Read more
NSCN/GPRN refutes allegation, clarify Dimapur, March 17: The NSCN/GPRN today refuted the allegations that its cadres were responsible for mortar shelling and burning of houses and the killing of women and children by its cadres. It further stated that it was “truly committed to the unity and reconciliation of the Naga groups and will continue to work for the fulfillment Read more
Affront to Zeliangrongs by Indian security forces: Boudi Imphal | March 17 : Zeliangrong Boudi, Manipur, has accused the Indian security forces stationed in Zeliangrong areas and other parts of the State of Manipur of alleged affront to Zeliangrong custom and tradition and to the Constitution of India. The Zeliangrong Boudi said today the highhandedness of the security forces operating Read more
“Seize and fire” slur cast on Assam Rifles by Zeliangrong Baudi Accusing the Assam Rifles of attempting at derailing the almost-one-decade-and-half-old Indo-Naga ceasefire agreement, Zeliangrong Baudi, Manipur, has today disgorge a cathartic avowal that the Central troopers have departed from the general understanding of the term “ceasefire” by letting loose a pedantic “seize first then fire.” The fury of the Read more
‘Friends of the hills people’ slogan shaken and stirred’ Imphal, Mar 15: Continuing to cast slur on Assam Rifles for allegedly attempting to debilitate Indo-Naga ceasefire, All Zeliangrong Students’ Union has today termed the arrest of NSCN-IM cadre by AR as “unwarranted”, “highhanded” and “bestial”. George Gonmei, joint secretary of finance of NSCN/GPRN was arrested by AR posted at Tamenglong Read more