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Aftermath of the regime change: Constitutional amendment deliberation all over again?

Hardly has the historic power transfer from quasi-civilian, military dominated regime of Thein Sein to National League for Democracy (NLD)-led civilian majority government settled...

Learning to share The EAO8 Summit # 2 Day-3

Day Three. Saturday, 26 March 2016 We have all taken risks in the making of war. Isn’t it time that we should take risks to secure...

Learning to share The EAO8 Summit # 2 Day-2

Day Two. Friday, 25 March 2016 Five great enemies to peace inhabit with us: Avarice, ambition, envy, anger and pride. If these enemies were to be...

Is NLD’s ethnic reconciliation undertaking free from chauvinism?

As the last phase of power transition is taking place, the ethnic nationalities' armed and unarmed groups are scrambling to interact, each in its...

Learning to share: The EAO8 Summit # 2

The 8 ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that were, together with the government, military and legislature, joint signatories of the historic (“hysteric”, according to some...

Ministry of Ethnic Affairs: A catalyst for positive change?

As the final stage of power transfer from quasi-civilian government of Thein Sein to Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD) regime...

People’s War on Drugs in Kachin State: Indication of Failed Policies

The creation of Pat Jasan and its ‘people’s war on drugs' have brought to light a number of key drug-related problems facing not only...

Can Myanmar emerge as a neutral country?

I’m against most of the 457 articles of the 2008 (also known as Nargis) constitution. I say most because there’s one article that I...

Time to have licit opium production in Myanmar?

There are always two sides (some say three, or more) to a story. So it is with opium, the largest output of which is...

MYANMAR’S 40 to 72 PERCENT PROBLEM

YANGON-If you walk the streets of this city at the end of the work day, you'll hear a distinctive sound: the clicks and taps...

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