My Father’s Memoir to his Children
My father, Sao Hseng Ong (1926-2012), was the second son of Sao Shwe Thaike,...
ARAKAN CONFLICT: The Arakan Army assertiveness or an act of self-defense?
The January 4 deadly early morning raids of the four police outposts by the...
Tatmadaw’s repatriation of Kachin IDPs another good will gesture?
Just as the the Military or Tatmadaw's peace initiative in the form of unilateral...
TATMADAW’S PEACE OVERTURES: Tactical military move or an offer of real olive branch?
The statement from the Tatmadaw comes after three ethnic armed groups that had previously...
Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Conflict in 2018: Unabated protracted war and heightened inter-ethnic armed...
As the year ends, protracted ethnic conflict has expanded into the Rakhine State. The...
A Brief Commentary on Burma’s/Myanmar’s Civil War : Saw David Tharckabaw
Written by: Saw David Tharckabaw, former Vice-Chairman of the Karen National Union and of the...
Inter-ethnic conflict in Shan State creates a cold war-like animosity
As if the problem in Rakhine State, that has provoked international and UN condemnation...
Informal meetings between four EAOs and NRPC: Trust-stimulating actions needed
By all accounts, the peace negotiation process is in shambles and there is no...
BURMA’S PEACE PROCESS: From stagnation to drawback?
With the recent confirmation of the Karen National Union (KNU) statement on November 10...
INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT IN SHAN STATE: Shan woman entrepreneur abduction raises racial and political tension
As the combined force of Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Shan State...
