United States’ Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act to sail through ?
On July 10, senator Edward J. Markey (Democrat - Massachusetts) and Marsha Blackburn (Republican - Tennessee) introduced legislation bill prioritizing the release of political...
POLITICAL KIDNAPPING: Is Singapore an abettor of Myanmar government’s scheme?
When a few weeks ago, in the early hours of June 22, the Arakan Army (AA) struck Myanmar Army or Tatmadaw's tugboat with Chinese...
RCSS, Burmese Govt to Discuss Deadlocked Peace Process
‘It’s better to meet than to have no discussion,’ an RCSS representative said. To address deadlocked issues in Burma’s peace process, delegations from the government’s...
DEADLY LINKAGE: Drugs, weapons, money laundry and the Chinese
On June 26, the 32nd International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, narcotics seized in 2018 were destroyed in three cities in Myanmar....
BURMA’S MONGLA CELEBRATES: 30th Anniversary of Peace
On the occasion of Mongla's 30th peace anniversary which falls on June 30, leader of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) Sai Lin told...
DUAL-TRACK CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT APPROACH: Parliamentary and NCA-based peace process
Once again constitutional amendment becomes a hot topic as Union Parliament’s Charter Amendment Committee secretary Dr Myat Nyanna Soe, an Upper House lawmaker for...
EMPOWERING PEACE MOVEMENT: Way out from elusive peace and political dialogue stagnation
Stalled peace negotiation process and lack of political dialogue have now pushed back the country to where it has started in 2011. The then...
UWSA: We Are Not Rivals of the Burma Army
The statement follows allegations by the Tatmadaw that the UWSA had attempted to present itself as a parallel state to Burma. The United Wa...
Thais Block Meeting of NCA Signatory Groups in Chiang Mai
The meeting was set to discuss a proposal to disband the Burma Army-approved Peace Process Steering Team. Plans to examine a proposal to scrap the...
Disruption of EAOs’ meeting by Tatmadaw against reconciliation
Once again, on June 7, the Tatmadaw or Myanmar military attache for Thailand brigadier general Khin Zaw wrote to his Thai counterpart colonel Pattana...