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Systematic and Widespread Drug Epidemic Destroying Ethnic Communities in Northern Burma

An epidemic of drug addiction is destroying communities and claiming a generation of young people and scores of men in Kachin State and northern...

Law Safeguarding the Rights of National Races: Better to ratify UNDRIP

On 24 February 2015 , the Law Safeguarding the Rights of the National Races was promulgated. The following is a short commentary by Richard...

Valentines from Deep South – Day Three

Day Three. Sunday, 15 February 2015 Yesterday was a day of investment. Today is my payback day. Naturally, I aim to take as much as...

Valentines from Deep South – Day Two

Day Two. Saturday, 14 February 2015 Today’s Valentine’s Day. I have always claimed that Shans are entitled to celebrate it, because they have their own...

Valentines from Deep South – Day One

Day One. Friday, 13 February 2015 Yes, it is Friday the 13th. But due to my appointment with the hospital, I had missed the trip...

KOKANG CONFLICT: Infringement of sovereignty, a false excuse?

The Kokang armed conflict, which started out on the 9 February, has developed into an all out war of words against the non-Burman, ethnic...

DEED of COMMITMENT For Peace and Reconciliation

This is an historic moment as it is the first time that a President of Myanmar has formally signed a commitment to build a...

UNION DAY INTERIM AGREEMENT: The President needs to go the extra mile

Thein Sein's government has tried two times within a time span of a little more than one month to deliver a diplomatic coup, but...

The Other Panglong agreements

Aside from the well knows 12 February 1947 agreement between Ministerial Burma and the Federated Shan States-Kachin Hills-Chin Hills, 3 other agreements are well...

To Hopeland and Back (XI) – Day 4

Day Four. Saturday, 31 January 2015. One friend has suggested whether I should rewrite Day Three because there is some sensitive information. I have thought...

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