updated Mon. May 9, 2022
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Reliefweb
April 13, 2018
As the Peace Commission is scheduled to meet the Karenni National Progressive Party on April 23-25, it is believed the government delegation could meet the Shan armed group after that. The SSPP is a member of the seven-member Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC),ÃÂ ...
Frontier Myanmar
April 13, 2018
In 2015, the MCDP team heard about a big river cave near Hpruso, a 50-minute drive south of the Kayah capital, Loikaw, in an area under the control of the Karenni National Progressive Party. The area was closed to outsiders but in 2016 and 2017 the KNPP granted permission for the team to visit the siteÃÂ ...
Frontier Myanmar
April 12, 2018
Kayah State has numerous non-state armed groups and one large ethnic armed group, the Karenni National Progressive Party, which has not signed the nationwide ceasefire. Tens of thousands of Kayah State residents have fled to Thailand as a result of decades of civil war. Ye Baw from Nang Paw WanÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
April 10, 2018
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — The government and the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) say they have agreed to hold formal talks to improve relations later this month in Loikaw, the capital of Karenni State. Both sides told The Irrawaddy on Tuesday that they agreed to start the two-day summit onÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
April 5, 2018
There are now only two of the 11-member United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) left — the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and the Arakan National Council (ANC)— after most of them dropped out to sign the NCA or join the FPNCC. The New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the LahuÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
March 28, 2018
... namely the Karenni National Progressive Party and the Arakan National Council. While the government and ethnic armed groups negotiate over signing the NCA, the lingering conflicts have become a major obstacle for all parties. These conflicts include both signatories and non-signatories of the NCA.
Radio Free Asia
March 2, 2018
Meanwhile, the government's Myanmar Peace Commission (MPC) and the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the political wing of the ethnic Karenni army in eastern Myanmar's Kayah state, are planning to meet on March 5 or 6, instead of in May, commission spokesperson Aung Soe saidÃÂ ...
Myanmar Times
February 23, 2018
One armed ethnic group in the state, the Karenni National Progressive Party, has not signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. “This continues the longstanding US commitment to improving the lives of people in Myanmar, particularly in conflict-affected communities,” said US Ambassador to MyanmarÃÂ ...
Eleven Myanmar
February 21, 2018
The US's Ambassador for Myanmar Scott Marciel visits Kayah State and meets with representatives of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) to discuss their relations with the Tatmadaw. A meeting was held on February 21 with the KNPP in Loikaw and according to KNPP's Central CommitteeÃÂ ...
Radio Free Asia
February 20, 2018
Myanmar army soldiers detained and killed a civilian and three members of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the political wing of the ethnic Karenni army, on Dec. 20 when they raided a Karenni army base in Loikaw township in eastern Myanmar's Kayah state. A fifth man who was also heldÃÂ ...
Myanmar Times
February 19, 2018
Leaders of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and the Tatmadaw are to meet this month with state officials to discuss the disposition of a witness to an alleged killing of KNPP members by Tatmadaw soldiers. Khu Nye Reh, an official of the KNPP, said the meeting will be held on February 28ÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
February 15, 2018
YANGON — The Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) says it is considering a request from the Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, to question a member of the group's armed wing who claims to have seen government troops execute four people in Karenni State in December. The KNPP claims thatÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
February 14, 2018
Among four of the original UNFC members, the NMSP and the LDU signed the NCA suddenly, without thoughtful negotiations with other members – the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and the Arakan National Council (ANC). According to a source from the NMSP, the UNFC's chair Nai HongÃÂ ...
Eleven Myanmar
February 12, 2018
Out of the multiple parties and ethnic armed forces within the UNFC, Karenni National Progressive Party had planned to sign the NCA but has temporarily ceased efforts to do so after the clash with Myanmar's military in December 2017. The Shan State Progressive Party, another NCA signee candidateÃÂ ...
Democratic Voice of Burma
December 26, 2017
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) today demanded an investigation into a case involving the killing of four soldiers from the Karenni National Progressive Party. In a statement, the ethnic bloc UNFC accused Burmese government forces of killing the Karenni troops during a 19 December raidÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
May 17, 2017
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — The Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) confirmed it will not join the upcoming Union Peace Conference next week nor sign the government-proposed deed of commitment (DoC) at a central committee meeting on Wednesday. Khu Plu Reh, a KNPP secretary andÃÂ ...
Eleven Myanmar
December 31, 1999
The Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) is going to officially meet with the government peace commission at the hall of Loikaw in Kayah State in the last week of April, said Khu Ngyay Rel, an in-charge of Loikaw relations of KNPP. The KNPP is the ethnic armed group that already signed theÃÂ ...
Myanmar Times
December 31, 1999
Currently, the UNFC only has four members – the New Mon State Party, Karenni National Progressive Party, Lahu Democratic Union and Arakan National Council. The NMSP and LDU signed the ceasefire agreement on February 13. The SSPP is also likely to rejoin the council, U Twan Zaw said.
Myanmar Times
December 31, 1999
The decision of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) on whether or not to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), would depend on the outcome of the probe on the killings of its members in December allegedly by government troops, an official of the ethnic armed group said. Shwe MyoÃÂ ...
Burma News International
February 13, 2018
... the signing of the NCA due to the inability to officially conclude the negotiation between the DPN and the PC on the eight-point proposal, according to the ANC's statement. The UNFC comprises the New Mon State Party (NMSP), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the Lahu Democratic UnionÃÂ ...
Eleven Myanmar
February 13, 2018
Out of the multiple parties and ethnic armed forces within the UNFC, Karenni National Progressive Party had planned to sign the NCA but has temporarily ceased efforts to do so after the clash with Myanmar's military in December 2017. The Shan State Progressive Party, another NCA signee candidateÃÂ ...
Mizzima News
February 6, 2018
... on how the UNFC will stand in future,” Nai Aung Ma Nge said. UNFC has four member organizations namely Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), New Mon State Party (NMSP), Arakan National Council (ANC) and Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) but now only two member organizations remain.
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
January 26, 2018
The Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), one of Myanmar's many ethnic armed groups, has signed ceasefire agreements with the state and union governments, but it has yet to join the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA). “Security conditions in the state have improved. Although disputes ariseÃÂ ...
Eleven Myanmar
January 20, 2018
Three men, including the chairman of Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), were charged under the Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law on January 19. It is alleged that they were the leaders of more than 700 people who marched toward the court handling the case of five Karenni men, whoÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
January 18, 2018
They staged the demonstration to protest the Tatmadaw's alleged murder of a civilian and three soldiers of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) on December 20. Khun Bee Du, chairman of the Kayan National Party, Khun A-Than, a central committee member of the Kayan New Generation Youth,ÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
January 14, 2018
22, led a protest in Loikaw against the alleged execution of three Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) soldiers and a civilian two days earlier. On Jan. 2, Loikaw Township police station charged the five with violating the Peaceful Assembly Law. After four trials, the court ordered the five to pay a fineÃÂ ...
Burma News International
January 11, 2018
Khu Pa Lu Reh, spokesperson of the Karenni Civil Forces, criticized the committee for failing to explain the Tatmadaw's alleged killing of three Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) soldiers and one civilian on December 20, 2017 and filing charges against five protesters including Khun Ye Min KyawÃÂ ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
January 10, 2018
YANGON — Four civil society representatives have resigned from a Karenni State parliamentary committee citing a lack of justice in the alleged executions by state security forces of three Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) members and a civilian on Dec. 20. The four civil society representativesÃÂ ...
Myanmar Times
January 2, 2018
Local authorities are suing Karenni youths for protesting the slaying of Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) members by the military, according to an official of the Union of Karenni State Youth. The United Nationalities Federal Council also released a statement that said the military has to takeÃÂ ...
Burma News International
December 31, 1999
The United Wa State Army, which leads the Northern Alliance Burma, the Pa-O National Organization/Pa-O National Liberation Army (PNO/PNLA), the Karen National Union (KNU), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU), the New Mon State Party (NMSP), theÃÂ ...
Frontier Myanmar
December 31, 1999
This includes not only the two other UNFC members – the Karenni National Progressive Party and Arakan National Council – but also members of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee, such as the United Wa State Army and Kachin Independence Army. Under the political dialogueÃÂ ...
Myanmar Times
December 31, 1999
As the New Mon State Party and Lahu Democratic Union have agreed to sign the NCA, more groups under the UNFC are likely to follow suit. An official from the Karenni National Progressive Party, another influential group in the alliance, told The Myanmar Times that his organisation will later sign the NCA,ÃÂ ...
Eleven Myanmar
December 31, 1999
The Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) personally intervened in the crisis. The Kayah State Government believes that Tatmadaw (defence services) will take action against those who killed three Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) soldiers and a civilian. They promise that for this matter,ÃÂ ...
Eleven Myanmar
December 21, 2017
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) offered to meet with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing more than a week ago, but no reply has been received, said Tun Zaw, central executive committee member of theÃÂ ...
Eleven Myanmar
December 13, 2017
The UNFC members are New Mon State Party, Karenni National Progressive Party, Arakan National Council, Lahu Democratic Union and Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA). Although SSPP/SSA requested to resign from the UNFC, UNFC refused. Representatives of the SSPP/SSAÃÂ ...
Burma News International
December 12, 2017
The UNFC currently consists of the New Mon State Party (NMSP), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the Arakan National Council (ANC) and the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU). Only eight groups have so far joined the NCA with no additional groups agreeing to the pact since the initial, 2015ÃÂ ...
Reliefweb
November 16, 2017
The government insists on numbering the latest talks as an extension of the 7th round held in October and seems in a hurry to bring the talks to a conclusion so that the five armed ethnic groups who make up the UNFC – the New Mon State Party (NMSP), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), LahuÃÂ ...
Myanmar Times
November 16, 2017
The remaining members are the New Mon State Party (NMSP), Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), Arakan ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
November 15, 2017
... where the top leadership of the five member organizations – the New Mon State Party (NMSP), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), ...
Burma News International
November 11, 2017
The UNFC currently consists of the New Mon State Party (NMSP), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the Arakan National Council ...
Mizzima News
November 10, 2017
... National Council (ANC), Lahu Democratic Union (LDU), New Mon State Party (NMSP), and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP).
Burma News International
November 9, 2017
UNFC consists of New Mon State Party (NMSP), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), Arakan National Council (ANC), and Lahu ...
Burma News International
October 26, 2017
... Party (NMSP), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the Arakan National Council (ANC) and the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU).
ReliefWeb
October 26, 2017
... UNFC which is comprised of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the New Mon State Party (NMSP), the Arakan National Council ...
Burma News International
October 25, 2017
... Party (NMSP), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the Arakan National Council (ANC) and the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU).
Myanmar Times
October 25, 2017
UNFC's active members are Karenni National Progressive Party, New Mon State Party, Arakan National Council and Lahu Democratic Union.
Mizzima News
October 24, 2017
... National Council (ANC), Lahu Democratic Union (LDU), New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Karenni National Progressive Party (NMSP).
Burma News International
October 17, 2017
... and the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) have all signed state-level and Union-level ceasefires, but have not joined the NCA.
Myanmar Times
October 15, 2017
... members of the UNFE (United Nationalities Federation Council): New Mon State Party (NMSP), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
October 13, 2017
The UNFC comprises the New Mon State Party (NMSP), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) and ...
