Tension Rises Further as BGF Deadline Passes By SAW YAN NAING Monday, March 15, 2010 Tension continued to rise around the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) Laiza headquarters on Monday as the latest deadline passed for the KIO and other ethnic armed groups to agree to join the regime’s planned Border Guard Force (BGF). Kachin sources said the KIO moved all Read more
Suu Kyi denounces new election laws YANGON, March 12 (AP): Myanmar’s military regime unveiled on Friday the last of its election laws, which detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has described as unjust and repressive. The laws bar the Nobel Peace laureate from running for office or even voting in polls and greatly weaken her National League for Democracy. Read more
PRESS RELEASE 14th March 2010. (Clarification of late Rechungkiu, Tikhir, CCM NSCN-K killing incident) Before going into detail, we the national workers of TACA (Tikhir Areas Centrally Administrated Area) Would like to apologies to the late CCM’s family members, and Wapher villages for taking longer time to issue this clarification, besides, the the concern family members is also informed that Read more
Tangkhul bodies reaffirm support to peace talks Addie Chiphang UKHRUL, Mar 12: Reiterating support to the ongoing Indo-Naga talks between the Collective Leader- ship of National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) and Government of India towards hammering out a political solution to the vexed Naga issue, a consultative meet was convened here at Town Hall Ukhrul on March 11. The Read more
Naga talks focus on power sharing Sanjib Kr. Baruah, Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 12, 2010 Talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak Muivah) are progressing along the right lines in a very earnest atmosphere, the Centre’s interlocutor R.S. Pandey told Hindustan Times. “Both sides (Centre and the Naga leadership) have been very understanding of the problems that Read more
Tangkhul support for talks OUR CORRESPONDENT Imphal, March 11: Tangkhul Nagas today extended their support to the NSCN (Isak-Muivah) to hold a political dialogue with New Delhi for a negotiated settlement to the Naga problem. The meeting declared that the customs, traditions, identity, land and history of the Nagas should be defended and preserved at any cost. It also stated Read more
Muivah mulls Nagaland visit OUR CORRESPONDENT Kohima, March 10: NSCN (I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah is expected to visit Nagaland soon to meet Naga leaders in quest of a solution to the imbroglio. According to sources in the NSCN (I-M), Muivah, who is currently in Delhi, was meeting top policymakers to push forward the almost stalled Naga peace process. “He Read more
Call for reunification of divided Naga people & land Dimapur, March 9 (MExN): The Netherland based Naga International Support Centre (NISC) has pointed out that after forced separation of its land and people, reunification of the Nagas was a natural desire and that there was nothing strange in the demand. “It is also true that the Nagas do not claim Read more
Garo group wants plebiscite on ceasefire – Centre’s sudden decision to make truce agreement ‘periodic’ angers ANVC OUR CORRESPONDENT Shillong, March 8: The Garo hills-based Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) has decided to seek a plebiscite on whether to continue with the tripartite peace talks, after the Centre took an “arbitrary” decision to extend the ceasefire only periodically. During the Read more