FACEBOOK DISCRIMINATION?: Tatmadaw resurfaced after two years of absence from social media
To the surprise of Burma or Myanmar watchers and general public, Myanmar Tatmadaw or the Military resurfaced again after two years of forced absence...
MILITARY LAND CONFISCATION: Major obstacle for ethnic traditional land ownership
Among stories dominated with the handling of Covid-19 pandemic and the escalation of Arakan armed conflict together with its human rights violations committed against...
THIRD PARTY INTERVENTION: Unilateral ceasefire of warring parties not conducive
On June 1, the Three Brotherhood Alliance, made up of Arakan Army (AA), Myanmar National Alliance Army (MNDAA) or Kokang and Ta'ang National Liberation...
MYANMAR’S ICJ REPORT: Repentance not in civilian-military regime’s agenda
On May 23, the Burmese government delivered its first report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), detailing what it has done to protect...
Arakan nationalist Dr. Aye Maung stripped of MP status
The recent news that the imprisoned Dr. Aye Maung being banned from politics and not allowed to take up office as lawmaker was greeted...
Shan State Parliament Approves 2020-21 Budget
The budget for the 2020-21 financial year for Shan State should be fairly allocated based on what’s needed in the different regions of the...
Shan National Dialogue Postponed Due to COVID-19
The Shan National Dialogue (ND), which was scheduled to convene last month in southern Shan State’s Langkhur Township has been put on hold indefinitely...
BURMA’S CIVIL WAR RAGING : More than seven decades later no ending of conflict in sight
The Burma Army or Myanmar Military doesn't even want to accept that there is civil war going on in the country, arguing that the...
GOVERNMENT’S OVERTURE: Covid-19 prevention coordination committee to cooperate with EAOs
On May 27, presidential office issued an announcement signed by President Win Myint the formation of a Covid-19 prevention and coordination committee to cooperate...
Shan State Parliament Announces Legislative Session Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Shan State parliament called up a special legislative session in Taunggyi amid the COVID-19 pandemic to be held on May 18. The announcement was...
