Former child soldier’s controversy and freedom of expression
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Since the problematic issue of child soldiers hit the headlines with the Human Rights Watch's (HRW) 220 page report “My Gun Was As Tall...
Myanmar’s ethnic civil war escalation propelling the country into a failed state?
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When Thein Sein-headed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) came into power, following the 2010 nationwide election, people were skeptical what would come out...
Learning to share: Book review #2
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Every man is my superior in some way In that I learn from him.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Title: China’s Multilayered Engagement Strategy and Myanmar’s...
Learning to share: Book Review #1
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Every man is my superior in some way In that I learn from him. - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Title - Unraveling the History of Tai Yai: A Sub-group...
Back to the Land of the Enchanted Mistress (18-26 March 2018)
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Smart when you’re old
Diligent when you’re lame (Shan proverb)
This was my second visit to the United Kingdom, that Vladimir Peniakoff aka Popski (1897-1951)...
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...
Commentary on “Yangon court rejects motion to dismiss Reuters case”
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Politically motivated trial, especially where government and military in the case of Myanmar are determined to teach the media a lesson or cowed the...
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...
The aftermath of Myanmar’s new presidential election
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The eyes are on the newly elected President Win Myint, who came into the office due to the untimely resignation of Htin Kyaw, the...
MYANMAR’S REFUGEE AND IDP: Shan dislocation and dispossession after three decades.
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Recently, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) came up with an approximate figure of 1,900 internally displace persons (IDPs), due...
