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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...

Twilight Over National Reconciliation

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

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

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...

The Secession Issue

The Secession Issue: To Part or Together By U Htoon Myint of Taunggyi Former Secretary General, Shan State People’s Freedom League (SSPFL) (Revised edition) Whenever there is discussion...

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