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The November elections: What the voters ought not to forget

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

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

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

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

Most readers may already be familiar with the seven step political roadmap as outlined in the 20 page draft Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) which...

Questions for peacemakers

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

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

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

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

Sun Guoxiang, the Chinese envoy who turned up at the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAO) Summit at the Karen stronghold of Law Khee Lar on...

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