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1. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Hundreds join Myanmar peace rally

   Posted Sep 21st 2012, 01:11pm by Agence France-Presse in Yangon

   ... ethnic rebel groups as part of reforms since coming to power last year, but fighting rages unabated in Kachin State, in the nation’s far north. “We need the rule of law to get peace. When we ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1042188/hundreds-join-myanmar-peace-rally
2. News - China - MYANMAR

   Kachin rebels say talks a small step towards peace

   Posted Feb 06th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... was only about preparations for further meetings between the two sides The rebels were cautious about prospects for a durable peace in Kachin, where tens of thousands of people have been displaced ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1143974/kachin-rebels-say-talks-small-step-towards-peace
3. News - China - MYANMAR

   China to host peace talks to defuse Kachin crisis in Myanmar

   Posted Feb 04th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... the KIA (Kachin Independence Army) and the Myanmar government." But Okker said the rebels "have not had much time to prepare" and the problem was unlikely to be resolved without ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1142794/china-host-peace-talks-diffuse-kachin-crisis
4. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Myanmar to hold peace talks in China with Kachin rebels

   Posted Feb 03rd 2013, 11:16am by Reuters in Yangon

   ... and mediate during the meeting” adding that it urged “the Kachin community, our friends and supporters around the world to pray for our leaders.” The meeting will be held on Monday in the Chinese ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1142405/myanmar-hold-peace-talks-china-kachin-rebels
5. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Kachin rebels cast doubt on pledge

   Posted Jan 20th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... to the fighting, which has left dozens reported dead in northern Kachin state and marred optimism about political reforms. The conflict between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1131856/kachin-rebels-cast-doubt-pledge
6. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Kachin rebels retreat in Myanmar as government troops close in

   Posted Feb 05th 2013, 12:00am by ERIC RANDOLPH

   ... Laiza is also the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the last of Myanmar's rebel groups still at war with the government. Since a 17-year ceasefire broke down in June 2011, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1143396/kachin-rebels-retreat-myanmar-government-troops-close
7. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Myanmar troops to halt attacks on Kachin rebels, government says

   Posted Jan 19th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... government said a year ago that it had ordered the military to halt offensives against ethnic minority rebels, but the Kachin conflict continued, raising doubts about his control over the armed ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1131371/myanmar-troops-halt-attacks-kachin-rebels-government-says
8. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Myanmar's military admits airstrikes against Kachin

   Posted Jan 03rd 2013, 10:51am by Associated Press in Yangon

   ... States said on Wednesday the use of air power in Kachin state was “extremely troubling.” In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland urged the government and the Kachin rebel ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1118903/myanmars-military-admits-airstrikes-against-kachin
9. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Myanmar army uses airstrikes as conflict escalates

   Posted Jan 02nd 2013, 07:44pm by AFP

   ... displaced since June last year, when a 17-year ceasefire between the government and Kachin rebels broke down. The rebels are calling for greater political rights and an end to alleged human rights ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1118398/myanmar-army-uses-airstrikes-conflict-escalates
10. News - Asia - MYANMAR

    Kachin rebels cautious about peace in Myanmar after talks

    Posted Feb 05th 2013, 02:27pm by AFP

    ... in the presence of observers and to continue political dialogue, after the one-day meeting in the Chinese border town of Ruili. But the rebels were cautious about prospects for a durable peace in Kachin ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1143692/kachin-rebels-cautious-about-peace-myanmar-after-talks

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