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...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI: From alliance, mediator to enemy of ethnic nationalities
The five-point statement released by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on April 21 has infuriated and surprised many, as it is a testimony...
When UN Secretary-General on March 23 called a cease-fire for all global conflicts in order to effectively combat the coronavirus pandemic which is threatening...
BURMA ARMY’S NEW STRATEGY: Anti-narcotics move and disarmament of a militia
When the Tatmadaw or Burma army recently announced the large amount seizure of narcotics in Kutkai Township, Kaungkha village, later followed by the disarmament...
BURMA ARMY’S MINDSET: No to Unilateral Ceasefire
The Karen National Union (KNU) and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the former a nationwide ceasefire agreement-signatory ethnic armed organization and the latter non-signatory,...
UN GENERAL-SECRETARY APPEALS FOR CEASEFIRE: Burma’s stakeholders need thinking out of the box
As novel coronavirus now dubbed as covid-19 infected count reached nearly 400,000 and death count showed close to 17,000, UN General-Secretary Antonio Guterres issued...
