Peace Related Activities (March)

Myanmar Signs Draft Peace Deal With Armed Ethnic Groups (31 Mar)
Myanmar negotiators issue joint statement on finalized ceasefire agreement (31 Mar)
NCCT and UPWC signed the NCA draft in front of the President Thein Sein (31 Mar)
Former Political Prisoner Facing Charges over Letpadan Protest (31 Mar)
President Attends Ceremony Where Govt, Rebels Signal Support for Draft Nationwide Ceasefire (31 Mar)
Ethnic summit will decide whether to sign the final NCA (31 Mar)
Ceasefire in sight? (31 Mar)
Myanmar Government, Rebels to Approve Nationwide Cease-Fire Draft: Official (30 Mar)
Myanmar gov’t, ethnic armed groups resume peace talks (30 Mar)
Myanmar, rebels agree landmark draft peace deal (30 Mar)
Govt, Rebels Say They Agree In Principle on Nationwide Ceasefire Text (30 Mar)
Myanmar, rebels reach breakthrough ceasefire accord (30 Mar)
NCCT and UPWC agreed the NCA draft (30 Mar)
Arakan Army claims capture of Tatmadaw captain in fighting (30 Mar)
Suu Kyi Meets Karen Leader to Discuss Peace, Politics (30 Mar)
Fighting Reported Between Myanmar Government and Arakan Army in Rakhine State (30 Mar)
Myanmar ethnic joint group calls for ceasefire amid peace talks (29 Mar)
Kokang fighters deny recruiting Chinese mercenaries (28 Mar)
Ceasefire debacle and illegal logging blame game (28 Mar)
UNFC released a statement on Current Talks and Raging of Ferocious Battles on the Ground (Eng) (28 Mar)
UNFC released a statement on Current Talks and Raging of Ferocious Battles on the Ground (Bur) (28 Mar)
‘Signing the Ceasefire Does Not Mean Achieving Peace’ (27 Mar)
Myanmar’s Kokang Army Denies Reports of Recruiting Chinese Nationals (27 Mar)
Military Chief Warns Against Strong-Arming Voters in National Elections (27 Mar)
Kokang conflict: Red Cross volunteer succumbs to wound (27 Mar)
VIDEO: Burma’s army chief promises peaceful elections (27 Mar)
Business, military, government seize land for rubber in Myanmar – rights group – TRFN (26 Mar)
KIO OKs return to peace talks, fighting continues (26 Mar)
Myanmar upper house approves student unions (26 Mar)
POLL: To ceasefire or not to ceasefire? (26 Mar)
Four ceasefire points left to resolve, says NCCT delegate (26 Mar)
Nationwide Ceasefire Unlikely Before Burmese New Year: KIA Leader (26 Mar)
4 points including military affairs issue remains to negotiate in the peace talks (25 Mar)
Armed conflicts continue between KIA and Myanmar army (25 Mar)
Thai-Myanmar border trade resumes through Mae Sot (25 Mar)
Karen BGFs block the Thai-Burma border gates (25 Mar)
‘Chinese mercenaries’ recruited by Kokang rebels: recruiter (25 Mar)
28 detained students involved in strike released in Myanmar (25 Mar)
Burma army uses air strikes on KIO days after historic Naypyidaw meeting (25 Mar)
NCCT leaders meet students and CBOs/CSOs representatives in Yangon (24 Mar)
Police Reject Lawsuit Against Burma’s Home Affairs Minister (24 Mar)
Kachin offensive expands, despite peace talks (24 Mar)
Police Release 20 Detained During Student Protest Crackdown (24 Mar)
Ethnic media worried over ‘lack of press freedom’ (24 Mar)
Burma Army Launches Airstrike on Kachin Base, Rebel Officer Says (23 Mar)
Exim Bank gives $198 million line of credit to Myanmar bank (23 Mar)
Army jets attack KIA base in Mansi says KIO (23 Mar)
Myanmar peace talks adjourn for finalization bid of draft agreement (23 Mar)
Despite Peace Talks, Myanmar Expands Kachin Offensive (23 Mar)
Ethnic Groups Vow to Reach Ceasefire When Talks Resume Next Week (23 Mar)
Myanmar air force conducted airstrike on KIA in Mansi township (23 Mar)
‘Outstanding issues’ extend cease-fire talks in Myanmar (23 Mar)
Burmese fighter jets bomb Kachin outposts: KIA (23 Mar)
Ceasefire talks to resume on March 30 (23 Mar)
Govt forces launched offensive on KIA during the ceasefire talks (23 Mar)
Myanmar peace talks adjourns for finalization bid of draft ceasefire agreement (22 Mar)
Arakan Army (Kachin) released a statement on current political and military situations (22 Mar)
Agreement reached on structure of Burmese ceasefire agreement (21 Mar)
Ceasefire talks making progress (21 Mar)
Student leaders charged under Section 18 (20 Mar)
Myanmar Cease-fire Talks Chip Away at Key Agenda Challenges (20 Mar)
Government forces continue offensive on MNDAA (20 Mar)
Fighting continues in Myanmar Kokang region (20 Mar)
Myanmar leader defends reform pace, army role (20 Mar)
Air Force Back in Kokang Action Amid Chinese Ire Over Border Bombing (20 Mar)
KIA, Govt Meeting Could Signal Shift in Peace Process (20 Mar)
Tatmadaw to maintain political role, says President (20 Mar)
Kokang’s legitimate negotiation stance should be accepted (20 Mar)
Amend 59(f) and 436, say ethnic MPs (20 Mar)
More Than 100 Myanmar Soldiers Dead in Assault on Rebel Position (19 Mar)
Myanmar gov’t, ethnic armed groups agree to discuss Kokang issue separately (19 Mar)
TNLA Claim Seizure of Massive Meth, Heroin Haul (19 Mar)
16 killed, 28 Injured in Fresh Kokang Clashes (19 Mar)
Thai PM Says to Limit Use of Martial Law, Military Courts (18 Mar)
Myanmar gov’t, ethnic armed groups discuss military affairs on second day of peace talks (18 Mar)
Myanmar’s war with ethnic-Chinese fighters in Kokang rattles Beijing (18 Mar)
NCCT and UPWC discussed military affairs in the meeting (18 Mar)
Peace talks revived in Rangoon (18 Mar)
Fighting focus of 1st day of 7th round of ceasefire talks (18 Mar)
Government force’s military operation increases in Laukkai region (18 Mar)
NCCT and UPWC discuss to reduce the armed conflicts at 7th official meeting (18 Mar)
Myanmar government, ethnic groups seek ways to reduce conflict (17 Mar)
Myanmar gov’t, armed groups resume peace talks (17 Mar)
Fighting continues in Myanmar’s Kokang region (17 Mar)
‘Good Comprise’ Sought as Ethnic Groups, Govt Meet for Peace Talks (17 Mar)
TNLA released a statement on current armed conflicts and peace talks (eng) (17 Mar)
TNLA released a statement on current armed conflicts and peace talks (17 Mar)
KIO meets with President and Commander-in-Chief (17 Mar)
Fighting continues at 2 hilltops in Myanmar’s Kokang region (17 Mar)
Kachin meet president and senior general (17 Mar)
Myanmar president, defense chief meet Kachin ethnic armed group on peace efforts (16 Mar)
Kachin Leaders Meet President, Burma Army in Naypyidaw Visit (16 Mar)
China will ‘resolutely’ protect lives near Myanmar border: premier (16 Mar)
Thein Sein meets with KIO in Naypyidaw (16 Mar)
Myanmar gov’t, Kachin ethnic armed group meet on ceasefire deal (15 Mar)
Myanmar government, rebels discuss ceasefire deal (15 Mar)
Snr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing met Chinese ambassador in Naypyitaw (15 Mar)
KIA, Tatmadaw to meet in Nay Pyi Taw on March 16 (15 Mar)
Burma denies bombing inside China amid Beijing’s protest (15 Mar)
China sends fighter jets to Myanmar border (15 Mar)
China Protests Burma Border Air Raid That Kills 4 Chinese (14 Mar)
Kokang violence in Yunnan could escalate Burma-Chinese tensions (14 Mar)
Air Force strengthens China-Myanmar border patrol (14 Mar)
Kokang conflict: China says 4 killed by Burmese bomb in Yunnan (14 Mar)
Australia pledges $2.5m to UNICEF for Burmese children (13 Mar)
UN condemns Myanmar crackdown on protesters (13 Mar)
Chinese loans for Burma’s police (13 Mar)
Government agreed KIO can come to Yangon through Myitkyina (13 Mar)
Japan grants aid for health centers in Myanmar (13 Mar)
ELECTION 2015: Deadline set for new political parties (13 Mar)
Government soldiers killed in Laukkai fighting (13 Mar)
Police Arrest 5 Students in Rangoon, Monywa in Wake of Crackdown (13 Mar)
Myanmar Government Bombs Fall in China’s Yunnan, Sparking Forest Fires (12 Mar)
DKBA and Burma Army Fighting Forces Kawkareik Traffic to a Standstill (12 Mar)
Myanmar: Women making a difference for women affected by armed conflict (12 Mar)
Myanmar frees some student protesters arrested in violent crackdown (12 Mar)
Some Burmese students freed after brutal crackdown, but others face charges (12 Mar)
Handful of Students Released from Tharyarwaddy Prison (12 Mar)
Minister Defends Letpadan Crackdown, Disapproves of Street Protests (12 Mar)
Myanmar Defends Police Crackdown on Protesters (12 Mar)
Myanmar Army Conscripts Civilians For Work as Porters, Human Shields (11 Mar)
DKBA and Myanmar army clashed in Kawkareik township (11 Mar)
KIO released a statement on students protest in Letpadan (11 Mar)
UN meets government over Kokang aid request (11 Mar)
Myanmar police beat students, journalists, monks; about 100 detained (11 Mar)
Myanmar police arrest scores in violent student rally crackdown (11 Mar)
US condemns use of force against Myanmar protesters (10 Mar)
ABSDF released a statement on police cracked down on students protest (10 Mar)
TNLA released a statement on police cracked down on student protest (10 Mar)
Rights group alleges torture, killings of civilians by Burmese army in Kokang (10 Mar)
Army Says 8 Soldiers Dead, 51 Injured Fighting Kokang Rebels (10 Mar)
Myanmar is Sliding Toward Conflict, UN Investigator Says (10 Mar)
Letpadan Crackdown ‘A Complete Breakdown of Police Discipline’ (10 Mar)
Burma Army Shelling Forces Karen Villagers from Farms (10 Mar)
Report on the Human Rights Situation in Burma (July – December, 2014)(10 Mar)
Chinese, Myanmar diplomats hold consultation on relations (09 Mar)
India begins to play official role in Myanmar peace process: Zoramthanga (09 Mar)
Myanmar gov’t forces recapture some more strategic hills in Kokang (09 Mar)
Burma’s Armed groups and government to meet again soon (09 Mar)
KIA Plans to Meet With Govt, Discuss Deadly Shelling (09 Mar)
Mon State protesting students watched closely by police (09 Mar)
Govt seeks approval for $40m loan to equip police (09 Mar)
Unknown group breaks up protest in Hmawbi (09 Mar)
Over 60,000 Myanmar refugees pile across China border (08 Mar)
UNFC released a statement regarding violent crackdown on democratic education movement (Eng) (08 Mar)
UNFC released a statement regarding violent crackdown on democratic education movement (Bur) (08 Mar)
Chinese, Myanmar diplomats hold consultation on relations (08 Mar)
Myanmar to continue budget deficit in 2015-16, missing 5% of GDP (08 Mar)
Army announces new military administrative order in Kokang area (07 Mar)
Government defends rally crackdown as police arrest more protesters (07 Mar)
NLD demands peaceful student solution (07 Mar)
Civilians join protest against crackdown on students (07 Mar)
World Bank’s US$100 million credit to Myanmar continues hydroelectric infrastructure development in Irrawaddy River Basin (06 Mar)
MNDAA claims swelling of its ranks (06 Mar)
Protesters attacked, beaten and arrested in Yangon (06 Mar)
Police Crack Down on Student Protests, Harass Irrawaddy Photographer (06 Mar)
Myanmar army conducts military drilling near NDAA controls area (06 Mar)
Burma cracks down on education protest at Yangon pagoda (06 Mar)
Government Forces Attack RCSS Training School (05 Mar)
Myanmar police arrest demonstrators against new education bill (05 Mar)
Workers, journalists detained in Shwepyithar protest (05 Mar)
Burma Army Commander Wants to Attack UWSA, NDAA and RCSS/SSA (05 Mar)
Myanmar police crack down on protesters for third day (05 Mar)
Myanmar police beat, arrest 15 student protesters (05 Mar)
Statement of KNU on Peaceful March to Yangon of Campaigners for Democratic Education (Eng) (05 Mar)
Statement of KNU on Peaceful March to Yangon of Campaigners for Democratic Education (Bur) (05 Mar)
Myanmar army commander met UWSA commander in Lashio (05 Mar)
350 Displaced Civilians Arrive in Shan Border Town (05 Mar)
China forces thousands of refugees back into Myanmar (05 Mar)
Tense deadlock as Myanmar student protest enters third day (04 Mar)
Kokang commander says KIA helping in the fight (04 Mar)
KUPC held a meeting to discuss holding a Karen Conference (03 Mar)
Karenni Farmers Form Union (03 Mar)
President warns China and rebels over Kokang (03 Mar)
Students face off against police in Letpadan (03 Mar)
14,000 Myanmar border residents flocking to China relocated (03 Mar)
Kokang Implicate Fellow Rebel Group in Myanmar Fighting (03 Mar)
Myanmar president meets opposition leader separately on domestic political issues (03 Mar)
Fighting Between Burma Army and Karen Continues To Spread Statewide (03 Mar)
Thein Sein, Suu Kyi in face-to-face Constitution talks (03 Mar)
Myanmar student protesters given hours to disperse (03 Mar)
Students Face Off Against Myanmar Police Outside Yangon (03 Mar)
Kokang group wants China’s mediation in current conflicts in Laukkai (03 Mar)
Armed conflicts continue in Laukkai (03 Mar)
Govt, Ethnic Reps Agree to Talks in Mid-March (02 Mar)
Ceasefire talks scheduled for 16 Mar, says Gun Maw (02 Mar)
Election will be held in November, says Thein Sein (02 Mar)
Myanmar Prevents Students From Marching Against Academic Law (02 Mar)
Japan offers aid to Myanmar for health, education (02 Mar)
Clashes continue in Myanmar Kokang region in weekend (02 Mar)
Kokang: For Myanmar and China, this time it’s different (02 Mar)
President Thein Sein and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will meet today (02 Mar)
Discussion style will change in 16 March meeting in Yangon (02 Mar)
Myanmar president reaffirms commitment to achieving peace, promoting economic development (01 Mar)

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