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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...
Burma Top trio’s Independence Day messages, breaching of NCA and the Union Peace Conference
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As Burma makes a rocky new year start, with the Burma Army (Tatmadaw) attacking a position of Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army...
The NCA: Let not one rotten fish fill the whole boat with foul smell
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It was Lincoln who once said, “If a man ceases to attack me, I never remember the past against him.” The implication is crystal clear....
