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Impression of the 1947 Panglong Conference (photo credit: Shan Herald Agency for News)
February 13, 2020
UNION DAY: A day to rejoice or mourn?
Today is the 73rd anniversary of Union Day, which marks the signing of historic Panglong Agreement on the 12 February 1947 between the Kachin, Chin...
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Bangkok Post | Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a road during the Lunar New Year of the Rat public holiday in Hong Kong on Jan 27 as a preventative measure following the coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
February 6, 2020
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS: Implications of Shan and Kachin States 
Sai Wansai — When novel coronavirus exploded with a vengeance in China’s Wuhan, Hubei Province, the first worry for the people of Burma or Myanmar is...
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February 4, 2020
Shan National Day, Union Day and Constitutional Amendment
By Sai Wansai - Even though coronavirus epidemic has been making the headlines and doesn’t seem to become a yesterday news anytime soon, having a...
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December 16, 2019
GAMBIA VERSUS MYANMAR: International Court of Justice Blues
The three-day International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing from December 10 to 12 – in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the...
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Photo: NCA-S EAO
October 17, 2019
FOREIGN AID: A row has broken out between government and EAOs on...
As if to restart the stagnated peace negotiation process stalled more than a year is not difficult enough to overcome, on behalf of the government’s...
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photo by mmtimes.com
October 15, 2019
VISA ON ARRIVAL: A discrimination act for former Myanmar citizens?
Tourists from six countries, Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Russia, can now enter Myanmar with no requirement for pre-arranged...
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A billboard stating that Myanmar’s military does not recruit children under the age of 18 / The Irrawaddy
October 7, 2019
CHILD SOLDIERS: Will government ratification of UN treaty end child...
As the civil war raged on in northern Shan and Rakhine or Arakan States, with no end in sight and ongoing bilateral ceasefire between the National...
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The Irrawaddy /Security personnel stand guard at an intersection in Naypyitaw on 19 Sept 19
October 1, 2019
BOMBING ALERT: Burma security threat alert real or fabricated?
These days, Burma or Myanmar security threat is being discussed as an issue within the government that has to be tackle seriously and not just a...
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facebook.com/nrpc.myanmar: NRPC holds peace dialogue with ethnic armed groups in Kengtung 17 Sep, 2019
September 23, 2019
BILATERAL CEASEFIRE TALKS: Aftermath of the second Kengtung meeting
On September 17, the Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B) and the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC), which included the military or...
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September 16, 2019
Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing turning over a new leaf?
Many were really surprised when they heard of the Tatmadaw’s withdrawal of lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverent Dr Hkalam...
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Hkalam Samson, chairman of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), (Right). Screenshot: White House Video
September 10, 2019
Military’s lawsuit withdrawal of KBC Chairman an appropriate move
It is indeed a welcome move from the part of military or Tatmadaw to withdraw its lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverend Hkalam...
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Representatives of National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) and representatives of the four groups KIO, PSLF, MNTJP and ULA met at Shan State Kengtung Town Amazing Kentong Resort
September 3, 2019
NRPC AND NA-B MEETING IN KENGTUNG: Bilateral ceasefire realization getting...
The much awaited meeting between government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) and National Alliance – Burma (NA-B) took place on...