Events

August 13, 2016

Earlier, when she was meeting the UNFC, a nine ethnic armies alliance, for the first time on 17 July, she said that according to Johanthan Powell...

Aung San Suu Kyi, who assumed the office of State Counselor on 6 April 2016
August 10, 2016

(Shan proverb)

Today, the participants are on their own. Apart from one of their own people taking over the job of a facilitator, they no...

August 9, 2016

Perceived Tatmadaw’s core interests

  1. Its mindset: to maintain the 4th Burmese empire. The previous three were established...
August 8, 2016
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Steve Hege (Photo: usip.org)

The following is what I...

August 8, 2016

She had on two occasions, when meeting with the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) signatory Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) in June and as...

August 2, 2016

Recently I have been living in exile, in a western democratic country under a progressive federal system called Australia; this is a small...

August 1, 2016

The meeting was attended by 17 EAOs, minus the United Wa State Army (UWSA), Kokang or Myanmar National Democratic Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National...

EU Ambassador Roland Kobia, left, discusses the EU-Myanmar programme with Mizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint, right. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
July 26, 2016

In the following interview conducted recently with Mizzima Editor-in-Chief SoeMyint, EU Ambassador Kobia talks about engagement, trade and...

July 26, 2016

Many wondered if the steadfast Burma Army’s denial mode for its nefarious behaviour is now starting to change, given the two highest profile gross...

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-...

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