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Election fever grips Myanmar, 2 years ahead of time
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 13/05/2013
» Myanmar's next national elections - more than two years away - are already preoccupying the country's leaders and the opposition. "Everyone is focused on 2015," said a Myanmar government official, who declined to be identified. "All the parties have started to gear up for the next election campaign."
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Ceasefire marks flawed first steps to peace
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 14/10/2015
» On Thursday, Thein Sein's government will sign a permanent ceasefire pact with eight of Myanmar's ethnic rebel groups that have been fighting for independence for more than 50 years.
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Democratic era dawns on the generals
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 10/11/2015
» Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), are heading for a historic landslide victory in Sunday's elections. Although the official results are days away -- the charismatic pro-democracy leader seems certain to control the lower house, and may even have an absolute majority in the parliament as a whole.
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Suu Kyi kick-starts peace process
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 27/05/2016
» Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi in her role as state counsellor, is taking concrete steps to kick-start the country's beleaguered peace process and will address a newly appointed peace committee later today. Everything has been in abeyance, since eight ethnic groups signed a national ceasefire agreement (NCA) with the Thein Sein government last October, but some eight others refused to participate.
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Suu Kyi sets tone for ties with Thailand
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 23/06/2016
» Myanmar's State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi starts an official trip to Thailand Thursday which underlines the importance of geopolitics and the role of this immediate neighbour in the country's development.
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Myanmar's peace process looks precariously poised
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 16/07/2016
» Tomorrow's critical talks between Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi and representatives of the armed ethnic groups, who have yet to sign the national ceasefire agreement (NCA), could put paid to the planned "Panglong" peace summit at the end of August. Weeks of preparation have brought the peace process to the brink of a significant break-through.
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Signs of Myanmar peace grow stronger
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 25/07/2016
» Myanmar's ethnic armed groups are edging closer to participating in the planned peace summit at the end of next month. The Union Peace Conference was proposed earlier this year by the country's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an attempt to bring together all ethnic groups and with the military and the government to lay the foundations for a re-invigorated peace process -- which would in turn lead to creating a democratic and federal state, bringing lasting peace to the country.
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A bold new step in peace, reconciliation
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 22/08/2016
» The Myanmar government is making final preparations for the 21st Century Panglong Peace conference to be held at the end of the month. Several meetings between the government and ethnic groups over next week will settle arrangements for the massive event that will see almost all ethnic groups participate.
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Suu Kyi gives peace a chance
Spectrum, Larry Jagan, Published on 28/08/2016
» After months of preparation and a plethora of planning meetings, Aung San Suu Kyi has pulled off a significant coup with Myanmar's peace conference.
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Myanmar intensifies strategic courtship of Beijing
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 08/04/2017
» Myanmar President Htin Kyaw is currently on an official six-day visit to China. This is his first trip to Myanmar's all-important northern neighbour, since he became president a year ago.
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