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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...

MANAGING BURMA’S ETHNIC CONFLICT: Subjugation and suppression lead to secession urge Part IV Conclusion

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

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...

Book Review : Myanmar’s Political Transition and Lost Opportunities (2010-2016)

Book title                  : Myanmar’s Political Transition and Lost Opportunities (2010-2016) Author                       : Ye Htut Date of publication: 1 October 2019 Price                           : $ 42.04 (Amazon.com) Two excellent reviews have already been...

Government’s “total peace” in 2020 realizable? 

The opinion piece of January 1, 2020 The Global New Light of Myanmar wrote that "Our new year resolution should be “total peace” in...

BURMA/MYANMAR STAKEHOLDERS’ URGENT TASK: Three key issues that ought to be on the right track in 2020 

We have been deeply sunk in civil war, or should we say ethnic conflict war, ever since the inception of Union of Burma in...

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