China aims to forge ties as elections loom
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Since the beginning of Myanmar's reforms in 2011, China has encountered new realities and challenges in the country. As a result of intensive policy...
What lies ahead in the aftermath of Naypyitaw treaty signing ceremony?
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It is unfortunate that the Union Solidarity and Development-Military (USDP-Military) regime has to resort to its Plan B, partial-ceasefire signing, for its original plan...
Peace process marred by Tatmadaw’s military offensives
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As the nationwide elections draw nearer with each passing day, scheduled to be held on 8 November, the solution to problematic issues surrounding the...
Partial treaty signing cast a long shadow on political arena
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Reportedly, the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) is going to take place in Naypyitaw, on 15 October. As the government's long planned, "open book "...
Flood disaster in eastern Shan State was man-made
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The devastating impacts of August’s floods in eastern Shan State, which destroyed homes and farms in four villages and killed five people, were the...
Peace process collapses and turns into partial-ceasefire nightmare
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The ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) Summit Meeting was held at The Park Hotel , Chiangmai, from 28 to 30 September, basically aimed at reporting and...
Treaty signing preparation begins with a rocky start
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The 20 September Sunday meeting, in Rangoon, was supposed to be a nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) signing preparation meeting between all the regime's preferred...
Unlawful Association Act used to woo ethnic resistance armies
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The problem with the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) is that they don't insist on "equal-footing" in ceasefire negotiation process. If one goes into the...
From a Well-Wisher: Reflections on Shan politics in the 2015 election
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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...
Aftermath of Naypyitaw meeting, nationwide ceasefire remains illusive
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It is becoming more clearer that the all-inclusive signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) would be quite hard to materialize, if not impossible,...
