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The peace process: The main issue is the difference in how we think

Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin: Steal from a thief for that is easy; Lay a trap for the trickster and catch him...

Scholar: Why Burma won’t allow Shan secession

The reader may have several answers, most of which we all have already either read or heard, especially that Shan State is rich in...

SSPP-SSA_Gen-Hkun Hseng 2ndChairman#2_On 1947 Pang Long AgreementAnd21CentPLC

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Panglong Agreement still casts a long shadow on national reconciliation deliberation

During these few days Aung San Suu Kyi's initiated 21st  Century Panglong Conference (21CPC) has gained momentum, as could be seen by her peace...

Right of Secession: Cause worthy of concern?

The Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) that was signed by 8 out of 15 ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) invited by Napyitaw on 15 October 2015,...

How Kokang became a separate state

When outsiders ask, “How many principalities were these in the Federated Shan States (1922-1947)?” elderly people would answer differently: some “33” and others “34”. Both...

THE FOUNDING OF THE UNION OF BURMA THROUGH THE HILL PEOPLES EFFORTS

The Memoirs of Khun Kya Bu of Hsipaw Signatory to the Panglong Agreement. Foreword These memoirs, originally in Burmese, took a period of two years to write....

SHANLAND’S GRIEVANCES

A presentation by the Shan Representatives At the Multi-Nationalities Seminar Held at the Rangoon City Hall (September 29, 1957) FOREWORD FOR SHANLAND’S GRIEVANCES This translation is a result of...

The Question of Safeguarding Ethnic Rights: Vandalizing the Shan towns’ entrance signposts needs government intervention

The last few days reports were dominated by the visit of United Nations Special Rapporteur to Myanmar Ms Yanghee Lee; the appalling report of...

How I became Shan

Yes, I know. These days it is hard to believe I used to be one of the noted Burmese song writers. That I used...

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