NLD’s tactical manoeuvre could jeopardize national reconciliation and democratic principles
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As State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Htin Kyaw flew to Vientiane on 6 May for a short day-trip, seen sending...
To Hopeland and Back (The 19th trip): The long wait
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As long as you stop making everyone else responsible for happiness, the happier you’ll be. Nina Guilbeau, author of Too many sisters Today we meet the...
To Hopeland and Back (The 19th trip): The long wait
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From 4-8 May 2016, I was back in Burma, the land I have called Hopeland, though nobody else have. Perhaps few cherish little or...
21 Century Panglong Convention: A way forward for peace process?
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Concerning the pending and failed peace process, a lot of people, including Burma watchers were expecting another spectacular performance from Aung San Suu Kyi....
The Peace Process: Should the names for states geo-based or ethnic based?
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I don’t believe a rose would be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk cabbage. L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables During...
Coordinated moves of NLD and Tatmadaw essential to revitalize peace process
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It is hard not to be hilarious and at the same time awesome by what Aung San Suu Kyi has been undertaking, since the...
Learning to Share: Defence White Paper (2015)
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The best fighters are never angry. Lao Zi Yes, I know experts have written their commentaries on it, since it was published in December 2015. You might...
To Hopeland and Back The 18th voyage (Day 4-5)
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Day Four. Monday, 11 April 2016 Peace is the fruit of love. To grow love requires hard work. It can also bring pain because it...
To Hopeland and Back The 18th voyage (Day 3)
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Third Day. Saturday, 10 April 2016 A mill does not run with the water that is past. Louis L’Amour, (1915-1985) The Walking Drum The most famous of...
To Hopeland and Back The 18th voyage (Day 2)
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Day Two. Friday, 9 April 2016 People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Irish political philosopher Heho,...
