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BURMA’S POWER STRUGGLE AND LEGITIMACY OWNERSHIP: People’s aspiration for federal democracy on the horizon?

During the past week and until very recently over 60 anti-coup demonstrators were killed and hundreds wounded, with over 1800 in detention, which keep...

BURMA INTERVENTION

There has been a lot of debate about "intervention." Will other countries intervene in Burma? The United States? If so, how? Can they even...

ACTING GOVERNMENT OF CRPH: The administration needs enforcement body

Quite a lot has happened since the military coup of February 1, headed by General Min Aung Hlaing Commander-in-Chief of the military or Tatmadaw. Almost...

Adrian Cowell’s Last Gamble

Presentation at Opening the Archives: Southeast Asia Collections at the University of Washington Collections-The Adrian Cowell Collection on Shan State Drug and ethnic Wars,...

PUTSCHIST IN UNCHARTED POLITICAL WATERS:

Is disciplined guided democracy the real way out for junta? After the abrupt February 1 military coup d'état entered its third week, it remains a...

74th SHAN NATIONAL DAY:Time to renew unity and reconciliation among the people of Shan State and beyond

So far, only Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) has come out with its statement on 74th Shan National Day, which it called Shan...

INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT IN SHAN STATE: Political dialogue the way to go – General Sao Yawd Serk

As the inter-ethnic war between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) again reignited during the last few...

MYANMAR OUTLOOK IN 2021: Cautious optimism in peace process with gloomy economic forecast

As the new year is about to begin, many are wondering on how the transition from the first National League for Democracy (NLD) to...

INSTANCES OF ETHNIC STATES IN 2020: Status quo remains with uncertainty for the year ahead

The year has been an eventful and exited year for the ethnic states and their populations because of the general election, and even more...

NLD OVERTURES: How will the proposed national unity government be formed?

As soon as the National League for Democracy (NLD) landslide victory became known, on November 11, its Vice-Chairman Zaw Myint Maung issued an open...

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