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Law Khee Lar EAO summit: Day to Day

Day One. 2 June 2015 17 out of 21 EAOs attend. Chairs: Mutu, N'Banla and Khun Myint Tun. Chair message: NCA will pave the way for...

RCSS ‘welcomes and support’ signing of NCA

The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) late yesterday issued a statement expressing ‘welcome and support’ for the signing of the Nationwide...

Govt wants NCA draft signed without amendment

Naypyitaw would like to keep both the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) draft and its annexure as they are to be signed by both the...

Federalism not NLD priority: ‘White Tiger’ MP

Speaking as a participant at the BBC Burmese Program’s Current Affairs discussion yesterday, U Ye Tun, MP for Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP), popularly...

RCSS decides not to attend the ethnic summit in Law Kee Lar

The Restoration Council of Shan State/the Shan State Army South has sent a letter to the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) informing them that...

Political parties, armed movements begin fusion of framework drafts

Since 16 May, representatives from political parties and armed movements have been holding brainstorming sessions to combine their drafts of framework for political dialogue...

Wa desperate for allies: Ethnic leader

The United Wa State Army (UWSA)’s recent hosting of the 6-day ‘summit’ in Panghsang, its headquarters on the Sino-Burmese border, was inevitable as it...

Yawd Serk to meet President Thein Sein in Kengtung

Lt-Gen Yawd Serk, leader of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), and President Thein Sein will hold a meeting today in Kengtung township,...

Wa will not be NCA signatory

The United Wa State Army (UWSA) says due to its different situation from other ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) draft...

Wa leader: Arrogance will not bring peace

Zhao Guo-an, the United Wa State Army (UWSA)’s representative, yesterday warned the country’s military that pride and prejudice were in the way of peace. “There...

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