NLD Congress and UPDJC Meeting: Starting the 21st Century Panglong Conference with common position ?
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The news of government, parliament and the Tatmadaw deliberation meeting to find a common stand on various topics, later joined by the Ethnic Armed...
Myanmar’s freedom of expression downward spiral
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Recently two reports, watchdog journalism groups Pen Myanmar and Athan, came out one after another which indicated the serious freedom of expression regression within...
Another Pressing Issue: Forced portering and human shield
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When Sai Tun Nyan, MP from Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) tried to raise the issue of civilians being used as human shields...
NLD OFFICIAL POSITION: Panglong Agreement inferior to 2008 Constitution
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As Director general of the State Counselor Office Zaw Htay's official answer of May 2017, regarding Panglong Agreement query, resurfaced again on Facebook one...
Peace process stagnation and people’s aspiration to end the war
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When the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on 13 February 2018, adding impetus...
ARMED CLASHES IN PAPUN DISTRICT: An end to peaceful negotiation?
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When clashes broke out between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU), and the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) ...
Collective strength in the face of NLD government’s impotence?
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As if to demonstrate that the de facto government leader and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi is now ready to give more power...
Mon National-Level Political Dialogue: A way forward?
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The New Mon State Party (NMSP) together with the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) finally signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on February 13, 2018,...
MYANMAR’S ETHNIC CONFLICT: Military playing hardball to derail peace negotiation process?
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During the Water Festival – Sarngkyan in Shan, Thingyan in Burmese, and Songkran in Thai - quite a lot has happened. The war in...
Constitutional Amendment Debacle: Time for NLD to make a profound choice
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The ex-President Htin Kyaw on Union Day, February 12, made a pledge to amend the constitution to become more federal and vowed to establish...
