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GOING BACK TO PRE-PANGLONG PERIOD: Voting rights for 90 days residence and thinking aloud 

On February 20, the Lower House debated the Union Election Commission's (UEC) to change in the UEC’s proposal to stipulate a residency requirement of...

SSPP/SSA Ready To Sign NCA

The Shan State Progressive Party/ Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) said it's ready to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) when it’s all inclusive. "Our organization...

SHAN UNITY: An Impossible Dream? 

A lot of Shan patriots and as well ordinary Shan citizens have been pondering on how unity could be achieved among the four stakeholder...

ANOTHER INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT BREWING?: Naga territorial expansion urge and Shanni rejection

Indications are that another inter-ethnic conflict might be brewing in the north-west corner of the country, namely in Sagaing Region, part of the adjacent...

SPEECHES OF STATE COUNSELOR AND PRESIDENT: Union Spirit, ongoing armed conflict and delivering democratic federalism 

In February three speeches given by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, on 12 and 13 respectively, should be studied...

UNION DAY: A day to rejoice or mourn?

Today is the 73rd anniversary of Union Day, which marks the signing of historic Panglong Agreement on the 12 February 1947 between the Kachin,...

Gov’t And Burma Army Attending Shan National Day

At this year's Shan National Day commemoration in Loi Tai Leng government representatives and high-ranking Burma Army representatives will be in attendance. Lt Col Sai...

Shan Community Wants Palace Land Returned

During the military regime the Haw Long palace, also called the Kengtung palace, was destroyed in the early '90s.  After the property, located in Kengtung,...

NOVEL CORONAVIRUS: Implications of Shan and Kachin States 

When novel coronavirus exploded with a vengeance in China's Wuhan, Hubei Province, the first worry for the people of Burma or Myanmar is that...

Shan National Day, Union Day and Constitutional Amendment 

Even though coronavirus epidemic has been making the headlines and doesn't seem to become a yesterday news anytime soon, having a tremendous impact on...

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