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Day 3: Sunday, 17 January 2016 When states had been allowed to set up, it was not because we thought it was a good idea....
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Day Two. Saturday, 16 January 2016
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I’d figured out
I have to learn again
(Don Henley)
Murten, where...
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Day One. Wednesday, 15 January 2016
Every deck of cards needs a joker.
I’m that.
(Anonymous)
I don’t want to go. But I want to go. There are good...
Debacle of selecting house speakers leads to doubtful NLD’s ethnic reconciliation policy
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National League for Democracy (NLD) issued a directive on 22 January that Aung San Suu Kyi would be the only one who is allowed...
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To keep up with the timeline of 90 days and start the political dialogue, Union Peace Conference took place from 12 to 16 January,...
UPDJC: The political wing of the NCA
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The Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) has authorized the Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) to oversee its execution by two bodies: one, the Joint Ceasefire...
Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee: A tool to prevent the recurrence of hostilities
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On January 9, the first state-level Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (JMC-S) was set up in Shan State, almost three months after the union level...
Can the broken pieces of Burma ever be put back together?
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Sao Noan Oo is the descendent of the saophas, or hereditary rulers, of the Shan princely state of Lawksawk, in southern Shan State. She is...
The Peace Process: If the half-empty glass is full, will you come?
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I do not agree with what you say.
But I will defend to the death your right to say it.
(Voltaire)
People usually don’t see things the...
Decisions and minutes made during NCA
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According to Article 30 of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), decisions agreed during its negotiations should be referred to and included in its implementation. Failure...
