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Sai Wansai The much awaited third 21st Century Panglong, officially known as Union Peace Conference - 21st Century Panglong (UPC – 21CP) was held in...
THINK PIECE: An unjust peace is better than a just war
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With the Union Peace Conference - 21st Century Panglong scheduled to be held on July 11, 2018, it is high time that all stakeholders...
The menace of landmine fatalities in Myanmar
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A short piece of news from Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) concerning the landmine fatalities in Kachin and Shan States, which have the...
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...
Commentary on “Rakhine: NLD govt between a rock and hard place”
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The real crucial issue is that how to make the investigation on Rakhine conflict transparent and truthful and find out the human rights violations,...
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...
Commentary on “A turning point?”
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The editorial of Frontier Myanmar labeling it as a “turning point” is an appropriate term. But whether this would really be a no return...
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...





