NLD-MILITARY MUST MAKE A CRITICAL CHOICE: Secession or trust-building?
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Following Zaw Htay, the director general of the State Counselor's Office, statement that a consensus with ethnic delegations within the Union Peace Dialogue Joint...
Adopting ethnic state constitution and the issue of secession
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Within these few days a lot of political maneuvering have been going on, like Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), Wa National Organization (WNO) resignation from...
UNFC possible disintegration and the peace process outlook
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The peace process that is scheduled to pick up again on May 24, known as Union Peace Conference - 21st Century Panglong (UPC-21CP), now...
Learning to share: The CSSU Annual Meeting.
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Day Two. Friday, 6 May 2017 To settle an argument, Think of what is right, not who is right. www..livelifehappy.com The morning session begins with evaluation of the...
Jump-starting the stalled peace process
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Introduction: The Contemporary Impasse
With the Union Peace Conference, known as the “21st Century Panglong”, rescheduled to start on 24 May, we are about to...
Learning to share: The CSSU Annual Meeting, 4-5 May 2017
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Every man is my superior in some way. In that I learn from him. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) It was an honor to attend, observe and advise...
Burma’s New Game Plan: Is Pangkham-led initiative an answer to stalled peace process?
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Since October 15, 2015, Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)-based peace process has been the only game in town. Principally, Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) must sign...
Burma’s Press Freedom Ranking: Twelve-spot climb up but still needs drastic improvement
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Some might argue the upward trend that sees Burma made a twelve-spot climb up, where freedom of press index is concerned, is a positive...
Commander-in-Chief’s Europe Visit: Standard Army instead of Professional Army?
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The Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing visited Europe at the invitation of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) November last year and again starting from...
To Hopeland and Back: The 29th trip
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Day Three. Friday, 7 April 2017 We should not moor a ship with one anchor Or our life with one hope. Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) Nothing much to...





