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Panglong III wraps with delegates tacking 14 points onto ‘Union Accord’
The latest iteration of the “21st Century Panglong Conference” concluded on Monday with participants signing 14 points of agreement as the high-level peace confab came to a close in the capital Naypyidaw.
President Win Myint sworn in, pledging to ‘strive for the change citizens want to see’
“Burma is being subjected to pressures, criticisms, and misunderstandings in the international arena. The challenges that this nation and its citizens have been facing are not of minor significance," said the new president.
Burma’s president calls for a ‘suitable constitution’
In his Independence Day speech, Htin Kyaw called for reform of a military-drafted constitution and for justice for all recognised minorities under a federal system, but made no mention of the Rohingya.
In changing Burma, a question of civil-military dynamics looms large
The role of the military in Burma’s ongoing political evolution raises questions at a three-day forum on democracy held recently in the capital Naypyidaw.
88 Generation continues planning for new political party
Members of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society, Burma’s most respected democracy group, confirmed on Sunday they are making headway in the development of a new political party.
Military guilty of war crimes in northern Burma: Amnesty report
A damning new report from Amnesty International paints a picture of northern Burma in which the military continues to act with impunity, accused of human rights abuses tantamount to war crimes just weeks after the appointment of a UN fact-finding mission to probe such concerns.
