Mon National-Level Political Dialogue: A way forward?
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The New Mon State Party (NMSP) together with the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) finally signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on February 13, 2018,...
Former child soldier’s controversy and freedom of expression
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Since the problematic issue of child soldiers hit the headlines with the Human Rights Watch's (HRW) 220 page report “My Gun Was As Tall...
MYANMAR’S ETHNIC CONFLICT: Military playing hardball to derail peace negotiation process?
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During the Water Festival – Sarngkyan in Shan, Thingyan in Burmese, and Songkran in Thai - quite a lot has happened. The war in...
Constitutional Amendment Debacle: Time for NLD to make a profound choice
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The ex-President Htin Kyaw on Union Day, February 12, made a pledge to amend the constitution to become more federal and vowed to establish...
The aftermath of Myanmar’s new presidential election
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The eyes are on the newly elected President Win Myint, who came into the office due to the untimely resignation of Htin Kyaw, the...
MYANMAR’S REFUGEE AND IDP: Shan dislocation and dispossession after three decades.
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Recently, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) came up with an approximate figure of 1,900 internally displace persons (IDPs), due...
6,000 Shan refugees left in limbo as international funding ends
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More than 6,000 Shan refugees, currently living in six camps along the Thai-Burmese border, are suddenly faced with the prospect of surviving without support...
Myanmar-China pipeline firms must share profits, says Shan State MP
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Namsan Township MP Aung Tun has called in parliament for the Burmese and Chinese oil and gas firms who operate pipelines through Kyaukme District...
UWSA offers to compensate for confiscated lands in Mong Pawk
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The United Wa State Army (UWSA) has pledged to pay compensation to locals in Mong Pawk whose lands were confiscated during the construction of...
Renewed fighting erupts between Burma Army and SSPP/SSA in Mong Hsu
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The Burmese armed forces clashed yesterday with troops from the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) in southern Shan State’s Mong Hsu Township. “The...
