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Opinion Papers

Karen National Union considers how to improve border governance

Source: Democratic Voice of Burma

With significant control over the Thailand-Myanmar borderlands, the KNU now faces a critical moment as it explores strategies to enhance border governance and contribute to addressing the region’s complex political, economic, and security challenges. 

Saw Kapi, director of the School of Governance and Public Administration (www.sgpa.info)

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Expelling drug lords at the border 

Source: Bangkok Post

The Thai-Myanmar border has always been a security challenge for Thailand, but the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has turned parts of it into a serious drug trafficking and humanitarian nightmare.

Editorial | Bangkok Post

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