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April 17, 2020
FLAWED COUNTER-TERRORISM MEASURE: Lifting restriction to bombard civilian...
Sai Wansai — When the Burma army or Tatmadaw undertook air raids and bombardment of civilian targets in Paletwa Chin State, Ponnakyun and Ann...
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Myanmar’s military displays seized drugs and drug-making materials for the press, foreign military attachés and international anti-narcotic organizations in Kutkai Township, northern Shan State on March 6. / The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services | irrawaddy.com
April 11, 2020
BURMA ARMY’S NEW STRATEGY: Anti-narcotics move and disarmament of a militia
Sai Wansai — When the Tatmadaw or Burma army recently announced the large amount seizure of narcotics in Kutkai Township, Kaungkha village, later...
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April 1, 2020
NO TO DAM BUILDING: Loud call to leave rivers in peace
Sai Wansai — On March 14, International Day of Action for Rivers, 23 countries’ indigenous, together with thousands of river stewards, defenders, and...
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Calling for immediate global ceasefire – UN chief on COVID-19 | news.un.org
March 25, 2020
UN GENERAL-SECRETARY APPEAL FOR CEASEFIRE: Burma’s stakeholders need...
Sai Wansai — As novel coronavirus now dubbed as covid-19 infected count reached nearly 400,000 and death count showed close to 17,000, UN General-...
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Photo by – ၸၢႆးၸၢမ်ႇမိူင် | IDPs in Mong Kung
March 24, 2020
GOVERNMENT’S IDP REPATRIATION PLAN: Angst of coercive return without...
Sai Wansai — Very recently, on March 14, a video podcast was uploaded on Facebook by a NGO group “Land in Our Hands” with the title of “Sorrowful...
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Kachin women’s band in northern Shan State. / Photo credit Tom Kramer (TNI)
March 7, 2020
Resolving ethnic conflict – Civic nationalism: a theoretical tool for the...
As the peoples of Myanmar commemorate Union Day this week, Sai Wansai argues that “civic nationalism” can help address the crisis in “ethnic...
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Hpa-an, Mwalamyine, Myawaddy spot on Myanmar’s map | SHAN
March 5, 2020
DEVELOPMENT: Three towns in Karen and Mon states to be upgraded
According to The Global New Light of Myanmar and Myanmar Ahlin the towns of Mawlamyine in Mon State, and Hpa-An and Myawaddy in Karen State along the...
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Upper house session on Kengtung palace return
February 29, 2020
Rejection of Kengtung Palace land appeal shows callous disregard for...
The Burmese government’s recent rejection of community appeals for the return of the former Kengtung Palace site in eastern Shan State directly...
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February 29, 2020
GOING BACK TO PRE-PANGLONG PERIOD: Voting rights for 90 days residence and...
On February 20, the Lower House debated the Union Election Commission’s (UEC) to change in the UEC’s proposal to stipulate a residency requirement of...
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February 24, 2020
SHAN UNITY: An Impossible Dream?
A lot of Shan patriots and as well ordinary Shan citizens have been pondering on how unity could be achieved among the four stakeholder parties, the...
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Myanmar state counsellor and chairperson of National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi met Nagas in Sagaing Region in Myanmae recently. Image – Northeast Now | nenow.in
February 19, 2020
ANOTHER INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT BREWING?: Naga territorial expansion urge...
Indications are that another inter-ethnic conflict might be brewing in the north-west corner of the country, namely in Sagaing Region, part of the...
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Aung San Suu Kyi on 73rd anniversary of the Union Day celebration in Panglong | statecounsellor.gov.mm/
February 17, 2020
SPEECHES OF STATE COUNSELOR AND PRESIDENT: Union Spirit, ongoing armed...
Sai Wansai — In February three speeches given by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, on 12 and 13 respectively, should be...