The ethnic groups that live in Burma/Myanmar possess distinctive national, cultural and language identities. However, the teaching of indigenous minority languages has been prohibited since 1962, and, even though changes are being introduced, that policy largely remains in place today.

By: Sai Wansai
Tuesday, 6 December 2011

With the end of historic, three-days visit of the U.S. Secretary of States, Hillary Rodham Clinton, it is time to take stock and try to figure out the impact and its ramification in theatre “Burma”.

Clinton had met a wide range of political actors, including Thein Sein, Aung San Suu Kyi, ethnic representatives, civil societies and NGOs.

By: Sai Wansai
Thursday, 24 November 2011
All signs and indications seem to be pointing towards an imminent start of a serious reform process in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi and National League for Democracy (NLD) decided to re-register the party and run for by-elections, a few days back; US President Obama made a statement to send his Secretary of States, Hillary Clinton, to Burma within the first week of December; EU is considering to soften the sanctions imposed; and last but not least, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon is also in an upbeat mood and would be soon visiting Burma, according to President Thein Sein’s invitation.

By: Sai Wansai
Thursday, 17 November, 2011
On November 18, a meeting of Central Committee members, more than 100 from across the country, would decide whether to re-register as a political party and go mainstream officially, within the political set up of Naypyidaw, which is the only game in town.

By Sai Wansai
Wednesday, 02 November 2011

With Thein Sein government seen as almost bending over backwards to pave way for Aung San Suu Kyi led National League for Democracy (NLD) party re-registration by changing the party registration law, which would enable it to be engaged in parliament by-elections later this year and also lend legitimacy to the regime, it must be hard pressed to come up with a clear-cut decision on whether to join or refuse to participate in Naypyidaw’s political set up.

by Yebaw Day
On 19 October 2011, Shan Herald published Stephen Perraud and Sai Hseng Khio Fah’s article, “Mysterious Gifts Presented in Previous NDAA-Government Meeting”.  The authors described how the NDAA, or the National Democratic Alliance Army, aka, the Mong La group, met Burmese government officials on 9 October in Keng Tung, Eastern Shan State, to discuss a ceasefire. 

By: Sai Wansai
Monday, 17 October 2011

If President Thein Sein government is angling or aiming at full fledged legitimacy and lifting of sanctions, imposed by the West, by releasing barely some 220 political prisoners from a total of 6,359 set free last week, it has failed its intended targets quite miserably.

By Yebaw Day

This article is a discussion of whether Sr. Gen. Than Shwe is a genius. This is a man who has sold off so much of Burma, caused misery to millions of his own countrymen, and impoverished his already downtrodden nation.  How can such a villain be a genius?  Well, genius depends on what perspective you are looking from.