Ethnic Armed Resistance Leadership: Constitutional Amendment Key to Ethnic Conflict Resolution
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As the Panghsang meeting, held from 1 to 6 May and attended by 65 ethnic leaders, was still in progress, President Thein Sein, in...
Danger of polarization in peace process is real
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Hardly has the euphoria of EAOs leaders' meeting held in Panghsang subsided, the “Peace and National Reconciliation Meeting”, involving a gathering of two major...
The Draft Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement
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After seven rounds of talks between armed ethnic groups and the Thein Sein Government, progress was finally achieved on 31 March 2015 with the ...
Fulfilling UWSA national state aspirations
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As United Wa State Army (UWSA) commander Bao Youxiang plead and urged the leaders of 12 ethnic armed groups attending a conference at the...
American scholar: A long and winding road for Burma
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To Zoltan Barany, professor at the University of Texas, who has focused his research and writing on military politics, the transition to democracy from...
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As United Wa State Army (UWSA) held conference, co-hosted by Mong La and Kachin Independence Army (KIA), scheduled to start from 1 to 3...
Panghsang meet to foster understanding not to decide on nationwide ceasefire agreement
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It is now becoming quite clear that the 12 Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs), invited by United Wa State Army (UWSA) will be just a...
To Hopeland and Back (Part XII) Day 17
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Day Seventeen. Tuesday, 31 March 2015 The highlight of the day is the visit by the President himself “to pull a propaganda coup”, according to...
To Hopeland and Back (Part XII) Day 16
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Day Sixteen. Monday, 30 March 2015 So after an 8-day suspense, we are all back. My worries, fortunately, have not taken shape. The 7th NCA...
To Hopeland and Back (Part XII) Day 8
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Day Eight. Sunday, 22 March 2015 I hope the officials are not fooling us when they tell us there are 913 “national races”, according to...
