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Only de-escalation of the war could pave way for reconciliation

Burma Army is sending a clear message of “ethnic resistance forces annihilation stance aimed at derailing the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi desired Panglong-like...

C-in-C Min Aung Hlaing’s PR Stunt

Two words, "rebranding" and the Burma Army "hitching their wagon” to those of Suu Kyi’s bandwagon portrayed quite adequately, the whole picture of how...

NLD should reread its “Election Manifesto“

U Win Myint's annoyance is understandable, when he blasted at Daw Khin Saw Wai of Arakan National Party (ANP) for making public the house...

New theoretical insight on federalism issue in Burma

The Indian model of aysemmetrical federalism could be suitable for Burma. But first, the Bamar needs to accept that it is also equally an...

Tatmadaw as protector of democratic institution?

It is amusing to hear from the Defence Minister General Soe Win that the Arakan Army (AA) is an anti-democratic force, while the Tatmadaw...

Why the ethnic parties lost in the last election

There is two reasoning why the ethnic parties lost in the last nationwide elections. One is the so-called tactical vote, where all non-Bamar ethnic groups,...

A NEW BURMA PEACE PROCESS – PART 2

In my first article about the reset of the negotiations in Burma, I made the following points: The NCA should be abandoned; new people...

The Mantra of Give and Take

The State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, during her meeting with  Union Ceasefire Joint Monitoring Committee recently, 28 April, said “I always urge, when...

My book ‘Myanmar: A Political History’

My new book titled 'Myanmar: A Political History' has just been published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). A formal book launch event will...

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