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To Hopeland and Back, the 24th trip

(9-20 December 2016) Whatever wholesome that I’ve learned, may it be yours  This trip came about as both the EAOs and the government begin preparations for...

Pessimism rules as Commander-in-Chief aired his hard-line stance on ethnic armies

This year  Aung San Suu Kyi's close aide and trusted friend Htin Kyaw, whom she has installed as the President, took the responsibility to...

Two-tier administration and two-pronged approach lead to failed peace process

The two most crucial issues that would definitely be carried into the year 2017 are the conflict between the Rohingya – the government proposed...

Tatmadaw’s illusion of sovereignty ownership a catch-22 situation?

Even though the union parliament has rejected the labeling the Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B), made up of Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Myanmar National...

TAKING STOCK: The peace process after five years

As the Thein Sein regime initiated peace process, which started out on 17 August 2011, entered into the fifth year and the partially signed...

Is Burma ready for civic nationalism?

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; Nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French...

LABELING UNFC AND NA-B TERRORIST: Ethnic offensive blame game might lead to further conflict polarization

The Burma Army or Tatmadaw hard-line stance vis a vis the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) has never been in doubt. But as the Defense...

CONFLICT IN SHAN STATE: Aftermath of Northern Alliance offensives

The 20 November Northern Alliance -Burma (NA-B) offensive against the Burma Army or Tatmadaw and police forces in northern Burma, along the Chinese border,...

To Hopeland and Back: The 23rd trip

Day Nine. Sunday, 13 November 2016 He did not hate them, for he had been taught to expect nothing better, and they were acting as...

To Hopeland and Back: The 23rd trip

Day Ten. Monday, 14 November 2016  Definition of Lese-Majeste A crime (as treason) committed against a sovereign power An offense violating the dignity of a...

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