KAREN MARTYRS’ DAY: Monopoly concept of the term “martyr” by NLD-led government?
Amid official warning from the
authorities not to use the term “martyr” in Ayeyarwady and Yangon, on the
occasion of honouring the Karen fallen leader Saw...
Myanmar bowing to China’s BRI out of necessity?
A recent political talk-show on Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the topic of China's political influence in Myanmar mentioned the Arakan Army’s (AA) endorsement...
THE SHOWDOWN BEGINS: Constitutional amendment debacles
Following the July 15, 45-member constitutional reform committee submission to the Union Parliament, in a report which includes over 3,700 recommendations covering 457 provisions...
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...
