55th SSPP FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY: Will a show of good will be recognized?
On April 24, the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) and its military wing Shan State Army (SSA) held an event commemorating its 55th founding...
Shan Armed Groups Work For Unity
Buddhist monks successfully negotiated a peaceful resolution, ending months of fighting that uprooted thousands of civilians in Hsipaw township since January. A Shan armed group...
Shan Armed Groups Withdraw From Battlefield
Since early this year, RCSS/SSA and SSPP/SSA have clashed in Hsipaw township leading to the displacement of thousands of villagers. Shan leaders from two armed...
Who Is Behind the ‘RCSS ARMY’ Facebook Page?
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In this open letter, Khuensai Jaiyen questions who created a social media page falsely attributed to the RCSS/SSA. Ethnic people in Shan State have suffered...
CREATION OF NEW SUB-STATE: Problems of national state demand by the Wa
The aftermath of the United Wa State Party/Army (UWSP/UWSA) ceasefire anniversary burdened all of us with its new national state or sub-state demand reiterated...
The founding of UWSA 30th anniversary and Bao Youxiang’s Wa state aspirations
As expected the state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing were not present at the United Wa State Army/Party (UWSA/UWSP)...
MRAUK-U ARTILLERY FIRING BASES ATTACKED: Accusation and counter-accusation between AA and Tatmadaw
In the night of April 9, Arakan Army (AA) attacked two Burma army (Tatmadaw) artillery bases in an attempt to destroy the 120mm guns...
UWSA Set to Mark 30th Anniversary of Peace Deal
Despite the longstanding ceasefire, a political settlement is nowhere in sight. The United Wa State Army (UWSA) and its political wing, the United Wa State...
CRPP REVIVAL: 1990 elected MPs geared to form new political party
As the 2020 election is just around the corner and only a year away every political party in Burma is gearing up and preparing...
TATMADAW DAY: General Soe Win speech outlined military’s rigid position
As the peace negotiation talks floundered, due to the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Army) heavy-handedness to the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs), the edginess of the latter...