The November elections: What the voters ought not to forget
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Once upon a time, when this country was still ruled by elected officials and a coup det’at was far from the people’s minds, the...
The Peace Process: The Lady enters the fray
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You don’t need to be a politician to know Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, under present circumstances, is not going to be our President...
The peace process: Say ‘No’ to closed minds
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One of the Shans’ most well known politician-writer was Tun Myint Taunggyi aka Tun Myint Lay. He, in 1957, wrote on the Shan State’s right...
Success of peace negotiations doesn’t rest on who’s right and who’s wrong
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Dale Carnegie whose book How to win friends and influence people became a high school text* after Burma’s Independence, had admonished: When dealing with people,...
What comes after NCA is signed
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Most readers may already be familiar with the seven step political roadmap as outlined in the 20 page draft Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) which...
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Thanks to you on both sides of the fence, the final Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) draft is now agreed by all on 7 August....
The Peace Process: Making the best of both worlds
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Once upon a time, three thirsty friends are traveling through a waterless jungle. Then one day they come upon a small pool which has...
THE ARAKAN ARMY’S INVOLVEMENT IN RAKHINE STATE
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On 29 March 2015, fighting broke out between the Arakan Army’s (AA) Tactical Unit No. 5 and Myanmar Army Infantry Battalion No. 289 in...
The peace process: The singer not the song may be the problem
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So many have read the (2-9 June) Law Khee Lar resolutions. And some of them have even listened to arguments from both sides. One...
Chinese representative at Law Khee Lar and Mao
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Sun Guoxiang, the Chinese envoy who turned up at the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAO) Summit at the Karen stronghold of Law Khee Lar on...