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Day: March 1, 2016
Calls for gender quota to be upheld at peace talks
Advocates have pushed for stronger role for women in ending decades of war in Burma, during a three-day conference in northern Thailand.
Wa, Mong La armies call for peace in Shan State
Two of Burma’s largest ethnic armed forces have weighed in on neighbouring conflict in northern Shan State, issuing a statement calling for peace.
Burma to pick next president on 10 March
Parliamentarians will nominate three candidates for Burma’s presidency on 10 March, ending months of political horse-trading over the office of the country’s first democratically elected leader.
Suu Kyi to speed up presidential elections
Burma‘s democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to speed up elections of the country’s president, in a last-minute change following weeks of talks with the military that has…