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Shans share views on ethnic self-rule

More than 70 proposals were presented at last week’s four-day Union Peace Conference in Naypyidaw, the first in a series of peace talks dubbed the...

Wa walk out 21st Century Panglong Conference

Representatives of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) have left the Union Peace Conference, citing “inequality” at the forum, which kicked off yesterday. However, organizers...

Khun Tun Oo absent from peace talks

Khun Tun Oo, the chairman of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), has declined to attend the Union Peace Conference, which began today...

Kokang leader throws weight behind Panglong Conference

The exiled leader of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Peng Jiasheng, released a statement last Monday, saying that the Kokang militia supported...

Ethnic groups discuss shape of a future Shan State

Representatives of 13 ethnic groups have concluded a five-day meeting in Shan State capital Taunggyi, where they discussed how a future Shan State would...

Pre-Panglong high level meeting with EAOs in the offing

In response to the 8 signatory ethnic armed organization (EAO)s’ formal request on 11 August, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will soon...

New Panglong will be about “opening” not “substance”: EAO leaders

According to representatives of ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) who were attending meetings in Chiangmai last week, prior to the meeting with the government today...

Our participation at Panglong depends on Suu Kyi: TNLA

The secretary of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has said that their participation at the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC) will depend on...

Shan State government move to cancel youth conference

The Shan State government has made a last-minute move to cancel a five-day ethnic youth conference, citing the possibility of a negative impact on...

SNLD likely to attend 21st Century Panglong Conference

A delegation of representatives from the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), is likely to attend the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference, according to senior...

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