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September 6, 2017

Following notification of aid termination to the Shan refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) along the Thai-Burma border from The Border...

August 21, 2017

One interesting point is that the Military is represented only by a single participant, Colonel Aung Myint Oo, Head of local and international...

The new book Tracking the Transition covers an important juncture in Myanmar's drive for peace - Soldiers of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in Myanmar's northern Shan State. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
August 21, 2017
 
Recently, I was asked to give a short account on the end of the Union State and Development Party-Military (USDP-Military) era...
August 15, 2017

Q: Please tell us about the Karen Swedish Community.

A: We established the Karen Swedish Community in 2005. There were...

August 15, 2017

Reportedly, the four agreed points were said to be from 1 to 4 and the points from 5 to 8 would be thrashed out in the upcoming September official...

Min Kyaw Zayar Oo
August 1, 2017

Q: Can you talk about the challenges that the UPDJC has faced while trying to convene the national-level political dialogues?...

(L-R first row) Thu Wai, Chairman Democratic Party, Lt-general Tin Maung Win, Tin Myo Win Chairman of Peace Commission, KNU vice chairman Saw kawl Htoo win and Lower house parliament member Htun Htun Hain sign during the Union Accord signing during the closing ceremony of the second session of the 'Union Peace Conference - 21st century Panglong' in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 29 May 2017. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
August 1, 2017

Even if the agreements are a historic breakthrough, there is still no clear or tentative timeline to fulfill the agreement. In other words, we do...

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