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Extra-judicial killings in Shan State: Military’s rare guilt admission signalling a change of heart?
In a surprise move, Lt-Gen Mya Tun Oo, the serving chief of Burma’s military intelligence, confirmed on 20 July that government soldiers were indeed...
New government, old drug policy?
A new civilian government headed by the National League for Democracy’s (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Htin Kyaw, took office in...
UNGASS 2016: Watershed event or wasted opportunity?
The outcome of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) was a disappointing compromise, based on a non-inclusive process and one that fails to...
Burma Army arrests 72 in drug rehab raid in Shan State
The Burma Army arrested 72 people at a drug rehabilitation facility in northern Shan State’s Muse Township on Sunday, most of those arrested were treatment centre...
Time to have licit opium production in Myanmar?
There are always two sides (some say three, or more) to a story. So it is with opium, the largest output of which is...
The Heemskerk Declaration
In a global meeting small scale farmers of cannabis, coca and opium from 14 countries discussed their contribution to the United Nations General Assembly Special...
UPDJC: The political wing of the NCA
The Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) has authorized the Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) to oversee its execution by two bodies: one, the Joint Ceasefire...
Third Myanmar Opium Farmers’ Forum
Current drug control polices in South-east Asia are repressive and criminalise opium farmers, greatly affecting the lives of communities cultivating opium. Most policy responses...
What can Burma learn from Colombia’s peace process?
On December 2, a 14-person delegation from Burma flew halfway across the world to Colombia to see what the Latin American nation can teach...
Peace process marred by Tatmadaw’s military offensives
As the nationwide elections draw nearer with each passing day, scheduled to be held on 8 November, the solution to problematic issues surrounding the...
