To Hopeland and Back, the 24th trip
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(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
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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
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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?
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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
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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?
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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...





