From rhetoric to action: How an NLD-led government can put federalism into practice

From rhetoric to action: How an NLD-led government can put federalism into practice 17 April 2016 - When President U Htin Kyaw in his inaugural speech to the nation talked about the NLD-led government's commitment…

Attempt to Smother Truth & News

02 October 2010: Dictators of the world, almost without exception, are always attempting to smother “Truth & News”. They are especially afraid of the internet news which in split second reaches its thousands of destinations. The raison d’être of the dictators to smother or block off the truth and news is that it tarnishes their image gravely.

China’s Burma Strategy: Elections, Ethnic Politics and Economics

A Burmese Perspective

China’s Burma Strategy

Elections, Ethnic Politics and Economics

28 September 2010: Burma’s 2010 elections present challenges and opportunities for China’s relationship with its south-western neighbour. Despite widespread international opinion that elections will be neither free nor fair, China is likely to accept any poll result that does not involve major instability. Beijing was caught off-guard by the Myanmar military’s offensive into Kokang in August 2009 that sent more than 30,000 refugees into Yunnan province.