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Opinion Papers
Arakanese merchants seek access to Indian market via Mizoram trade route
Source: Development media Group
While basic commodities are currently imported from India into Arakan State, no local products have yet been approved for export. Traders say establishing bilateral trade would benefit both economies.
WHERE FREEDOM BREATHES:
Source: Mizzima | By Alan Clements
What you are about to read is a fictional dialogue—between myself and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi—from my recent book, the second in a trilogy. These dialogues are fictional only in the narrowest sense.
Myanmar Junta Names 166 Military Appointees to New Parliament
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Myanmar’s military regime has released the names of military representatives to the upcoming Parliament in March, following the military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)’s victory in the junta’s recently completed elections.
Former NCGUB Prime Minister Dr. Sein Win passes away
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group
In 1990, the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) was established as a parallel government challenging the military regime, based in the Manerplaw region, then the headquarters of the Karen National Union (KNU), with Dr. Sein Win serving as Prime Minister.
Kawthoolei women demand greater participation and leadership rights
Source: Karen News
The district-level Kawthoolei Women’s Dialogue issued a statement calling for greater participation of women in the administrative, judicial, and legislative sectors of the Kawthoolei region, and for stronger recognition of women’s leadership rights.