Sai Aung Tun: One who shows the way
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Story by Khuensai Jaiyen I learned to read and write Shan in two hours. A two page sheet of gestetnered copy was handed out to...
OBITUARY: A farewell to my mentor Sara Sai Aung Tun
As I opened up my Facebook on Friday 25 September, the passing away of Sara (Saya in Burmese) Sai Aung Tun were sporadically posted...
NO MORE ETHNIC BLANK CHECK FOR NLD : Coalition-building in the air ?
As November 8 election date draws nearer, all contesting parties scrambled to start the campaign season on how they will strategise to win votes...
Finally, we are now at a stage to look into the territories controlled or operated by the ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), which cover contested...
MANAGING BURMA’S ETHNIC CONFLICT: Subjugation and suppression lead to secession urge (Part III)
How many countries do we actually have today? Thus, it is not a wonder that there are many states or countries which are not U.N....
MANAGING BURMA’S ETHNIC CONFLICT: Subjugation and suppression lead to secession urge (Part II)
The urge for total independence have always been there for the non-Bamar ethnic nationalities. The clear indication that they were desperate all along could...
MANAGING BURMA’S ETHNIC CONFLICT: Subjugation and suppression lead to secession urge (Part I)
With the ethnic conflict war of more than 72 years, a time span as old as the country's independence from the British when in...
BOOK REVIEW: Rebel Politics – A Political Sociology of Armed Struggle in Myanmar’s Borderlands
A new book came out in October 2019, titled “Rebel Politics - A Political Sociology of Armed Struggle in Myanmar’s Borderlands,” written by David...
Rejection of Kengtung Palace land appeal shows callous disregard for ethnic rights
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By Pippa Curwen Date: 26/2/2020 The Burmese government’s recent rejection of community appeals for the return of the former Kengtung Palace site in eastern Shan State...
