Panglong Agreement still casts a long shadow on national reconciliation deliberation
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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?
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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
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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
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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....
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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...
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The last few days reports were dominated by the visit of United Nations Special Rapporteur to Myanmar Ms Yanghee Lee; the appalling report of...
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Yes, I know. These days it is hard to believe I used to be one of the noted Burmese song writers. That I used...
Twilight Over National Reconciliation
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The 1962 coup d’ėtat staged by General Ne Win ended an era of saophalong and mahadevi (ruling princes and princesses) in the Shan states,...
REVISITING CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY: Burma’s struggle to overcome the negative past
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The government film review committee's prohibiting the screening of a movie that portrays the disappearance of Saohpa Sao Kya Seng, who was traditional ruler...
Obituary of Sao Kiaomurng (1920-2016) From prince to hat-maker
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My great-uncle Sao Kiaomurng passed away in Birmingham, United Kingdoms, on April 10 at the age of 95, the last surviving offspring of Sao...
