Ceasefires facilitating land grabs: Think tank
A briefing paper jointly published earlier this month by the Netherlands-based think tank groups has asserted that new ceasefires that have been signed since 2011 have further facilitated land grabbing in confl...
White Tiger against PR system
Proportional Representation (PR) system which has been practiced by many western countries, may not be appropriate or suited for Burma in the current political situation as majority of its citizens are not read...
Government militia against police
On 13 May, on a highway linking with Sino-Burma border, at Namkham, a shootout incident has occurred between a unit of Myanmar police and Panhsay militia men, following some argume...
Guatemala: A relevant case study for Burma
Guatemala, a Latin American country neighboring the better known Mexico, is in many ways similar to Burma, according to a Spanish academic from The Netherlands based International ...
Liaison offices set up to prevent clashes: Shan leader to the military
In response to the Burma Army’s attack of the Shan State Army (SSA)’s border outpost on 9 May, Lt-Gen Yawd Serk, Chairman of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), the S...
Storm victims need urgent helps
It is reported that a series of heavy storms has swept dozens of villages in Kunhing Township, southern Shan State, which turned many houses, monasteries and schools to debris.
The ...
Thai security: Wa denial of gunships deserves benefit of the doubt
According to a senior Thai border security official, both China and United Wa State Army (UWSA)’s denial of a report saying China had delivered a number of ‘Hip’ helicopters ...
Looking for a different ending
Sai Hsai (not his real name), who just turned 15 last month, from a village 25 miles west of Shan State North’s Mongmit (Moemeik) township, is well known by everyone from his village and surrounding villages.
Presentation & Discussion "Surviving: Living on A Rubbish Dump"
In Mae Sot, six hours south of Chiang Mai, hundreds of migrants from Burma have been surviving for years on a large rubbish damp. They have fled decades of turmoil in their own country, and now struggle in a makeshift community of their own cretaion....
To Hopeland and Back # 5
Last evening I was reading a book, when I ran across one of the characters named Capistrano. Without thinking, the words of the long forgotten song sung by Pat Boone flowed in:
When the swallows come back to Capistrano
That’s the day you’d promised...
Weekly Diary, No.630 (6-12 May 2013)
- ANOTHER BLATANT CEASEFIRE VIOLATION!
- THE LADY: CHAPTER 12 MUST BE AMENDED FIRST!
- GOVT PEACE NEGOTIATORS VISIT SHAN STATE!
- DALAI LAMA LAMENTS KILLING IN THE NAME OF BUDDHISM!
- INDONESIAN TERRORISTS MEAN BUSINESS!
RCSS/SSA and UWSA smoke peace pipe
The following photos are from the United Wa State Army. The two sides first held their first meeting on 16 September 2012. The second meeting was on 28-29 December 2012.
2014 census: Time to play it straight
One of the aspects of the upcoming census in 2014 that will more or less keep the non-Burman leaders’ adrenaline flowing less than a year from now is the question: How minor are we population-wise?
The answer is clear: the results of a proper head c...
UWSA set detained 16 Lisu free
United Wa State Army (UWSA) has set 16 Lisu Thai citizens, whom it had detained on May 12 free, according to the Thai-Burmese border local news sources.
Among those released is the village headman of Paeksaem village; Piang Luang Tract, Wiang Haeng Di...
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