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Circumventing Section 59(f), northern Shan State conflict and government’s  fire sales 

These days, speculation over Section 59(f), the conflict in northern Shan State and government hastily arranged fire sale or sell-off of its assets, coupled...

New States issue

During the Union Peace Conference #1, a number of non-Shans had submitted proposals for separate statehoods: Palaung (Ta-ang), PaO and Wa. (A branch of...

Common vision for Burma’s federalism

According to the organizers of the Union Peace Conference (UPC), it has been agreed that there will be 3 conferences per year, each 4...

RCSS-TNLA Conflict: Proxy or mini-Cold War in display?

As 4000 plus refugees count hits the headline due to the armed engagement between the Restoration Council of Shan State/ Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA)...

The Union Peace Conference #1: Some clouds and some silver linings

This review (originally in Burmese) appeared on 23 January, a week after the Union Peace Conference #1 was successfully held in Naypyitaw, 12-15 January....

INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT: Territorial dispute, human rights violations and  ethnic aspirations’ remedy

The outburst of the armed conflict, or better the ambush on the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) by the Palaung State...

Panglong Agreement, Panglong Promises and the Panglong Spirit

During the 2 year long negotiations for the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) between the government-army’s Union Peacemaking Work Committee (UPWC) and the Ethnic Armed...

Aung San Suu Kyi’s dilemma of presidential election and national reconciliation

These days, the nomination of presidential candidates, especially by the National League for Democracy (NLD), and the election of speakers and formation of the...

To Switzerland and back (Day-8,9,10)

Day Eight. Friday, 22 January 2016 Federalism should be a meeting point of all groups Khil Raj Regmi, former Prime Minister of Nepal Today, a jolly professor,...

To Switzerland and back (Day-7)

Day 7: Thursday, 21 January 2015 If Germans and French, who used to hate each other so much, can live together, I don’t see any...

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