Events

July 21, 2016

She said this when meeting with the 8 Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) that have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), on 28 June, and...

July 21, 2016

“How good is his English?”

“It varies. Depends on whether he wants misunderstandings or not”

Venus with Pistol, Gavin Lyall( 1932-...

July 20, 2016

The phrase actually comes from John F Kennedy’s famous “Inaugural Address” in Washington, D.C., on 20 January 1961. In his speech President...

July 18, 2016

The peace process: Shwe Ohn’s 6 Ifs

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July 14, 2016
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July 8, 2016

Suu Kyi’s spokesman Zaw Htay was telling the press about “secession minus 21 Century Panglong Conference” and that his boss has explained the...

July 8, 2016

When one reads a thriller or watches an action movie, the standard finale is the hero and the heroine reaching out their arms to each other after...

July 6, 2016

The 4th of July may be Independence Day to the Americans. But to the people of Burma, it is the 4th of January. And on that day in 1958, “the...

July 5, 2016

Meanwhile, Suu Kyi has met the 8 Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) that have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and sent a clear...

July 1, 2016

The two words are “the Spirit of Panglong” and “the Right to Self Determination,” both of which are highlighted in the NCA’s Article 1 (a).

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June 29, 2016

Both were right and wrong answers. Because while the FSS started with 33 principalities, it ended with 34.

The following memorandum...

Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burma’s State Counselor and the leader of the ruling party the National League for Democracy (NLD).
June 27, 2016

Since taking office, Aung San Suu Kyi, who serves as State Counselor, a newly created position that is considered to be above the president, and...

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