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    75 Search results for "21st Century Panglong Conference"

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    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.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    Coalition of ethnic armed groups ready to join Panglong summit, awaits invite

    The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee releases a statement reiterating the ethnic armed coalition’s intention to join the upcoming third iteration of the government-led 21st Century Panglong Conference, if the bloc is officially invited to do so.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    ‘Panglong III’ peace summit delayed: official

    Plans to hold the next iteration of the government’s self-styled “21st Century Panglong Conference” have been pushed back. Instead of convening late this month, the third round of the high-level summit will not take place until February.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Northern ethnic armed bloc makes peace conference overture

    The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee released a statement on Thursday conveying the ethnic armed bloc’s intention to join the next iteration of the government’s 21st Century Panglong Conference if its members are officially invited to do so.

    Analysis Ethnic issues Lead Story Opinion Peace Process

    Post-Panglong, peace process challenges remain

    The second session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference made substantial progress that offers a beacon of hope for sustainable peace in Burma, but key hurdles remain.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Women’s voices at latest Panglong ‘just tokenism,’ say critics

    Women’s advocates said the second round of 21st Century Panglong Conference talks was much like the first – their voices were sidelined and undervalued.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    Peace ‘starting to take tangible form,’ Suu Kyi says as Panglong II wraps

    Peace in Burma “is starting to take tangible form for the first time,” Aung San Suu Kyi said in upbeat closing remarks at the second iteration of the 21st Century Panglong Conference.

    International Relations Lead Story News Peace Process

    Suu Kyi invites UN chief to Panglong conference

    State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday and invited him to attend the 21st Century Panglong Conference next week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    ANP mulls skipping Panglong summit

    The Arakan National Party says its decision on whether or not to participate in the 21st Century Panglong Conference’s second round will be made after weighing the outcomes of a meeting of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee this week.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    ‘Panglong’ peace summit to reconvene 24 May

    The government on Monday set a 24 May date for the convening of the second iteration of the 21st Century Panglong Conference, the current administration’s signature peace dialogue.

    Of conflict and conferences: Revisiting a war zone, six months on video

    Bullet Points Ethnic issues News Politics

    Of conflict and conferences: Revisiting a war zone, six months on

    Thousands of civilians remain displaced by the conflict between a DKBA splinter group and the joint Tatmadaw-Border Guard Force contingent in Karen State.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Second Panglong Conference set to convene 28 February

    The second iteration of the 21st Century Panglong Conference is due to convene on 28 February, it was announced on Monday at a meeting of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC).

    Analysis Ethnic issues Lead Story News Opinion Peace Process

    Everybody should be part of Panglong

    The Panglong Conference must be as inclusive as possible if it is to succeed in remaking Burma, says UN special rapporteur on human rights Yanghee Lee.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Ta’ang call for own state ahead of Panglong talks

    Ta’ang community leaders argue that the Ta’ang need their own state if they are to enjoy equal status in a future federal Burma.

    Lead Story News Peace Process Politics Suu Kyi

    Suu Kyi confirms 31 Aug for Panglong conference

    Meanwhile, the chairman of the opposition USDP, former President Thein Sein, states that his party intends presenting its policies and stance to the Panglong summit.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Ceasefire groups prepare for ‘Panglong’ Summit

    In his opening speech at today’s event, KNU Chairman Gen. Mutu Say Poe said that all the ethnic armed groups share one vision – building a federal union that can guarantee genuine peace.

    Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion

    Panglong II: What’s in it for Burma’s ethnic minorities?

    Burma’s ethnic minorities need to think carefully about how to get the most out of Aung San Suu Kyi’s plans to revive the “Panglong Spirit”.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    Wa, Mongla armies invited to new ‘Panglong’ talks

    “The ethnic leaders delightfully accepted our invitation,” said Khin Zaw Oo, one of the government negotiators tasked with liaising with ethnic armed groups.

    Contributor Lead Story News

    Learning the lessons of the first Panglong Conference

    If Aung San Suu Kyi wants a “second Panglong conference” to succeed, her government will have to learn from the failures of the first.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    Third ‘21CPC’ peace summit due in January, says govt spokesperson

    Negotiators from the government, military and a bloc of Burma’s non-state armed groups have agreed to convene the third session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference in January 2018.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    State counsellor to meet Wa-led coalition of ethnic armed groups

    State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with seven allied ethnic armed groups that are not signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on the sidelines of the ongoing 21st Century Panglong Conference in the capital on Friday, a government official has confirmed.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan

    Hang-up on host city for Shan dialogue prompts concerns

    The views of Shan people will not be adequately represented at the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference unless a national-level political dialogue is convened ahead of the summit, according to the Restoration Council of Shan State.

    Lead Story News Peace Process Women's Issues

    Women’s voices not heard at peace talks

    The 21st Century Panglong Conference was intended to be inclusive of all sectors of society. But one voice has been conspicuous by its absence from the peace talks – that of women.

    Chin Conflict Ethnic issues Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘We should not accuse others of seeking supremacy’

    CNF Vice President Salai Lian Hmung Sakhong, a key player in preparations for the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference, discusses challenges facing the peace process.

    Interview Kachin Lead Story News

    Interviewing Khon Ja, the voice of Kachin

    DVB sat down with Khon Ja to reflect on the year gone by and what the outlook for 2018 looks like in Kachin State.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Two of several ethnic armed group holdouts commit to signing NCA

    The New Mon State Party will sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, marking the first time that an ethnic armed organisation has acceded to the accord since eight initial non-state signatories joined the previous government and military in formally agreeing to its terms over two years ago.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    Burmese govt invites Naga rebels to peace talks

    The government extended an invitation to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang to join next month’s Union Peace Conference.

    Law Lead Story Media News

    Lawyers question legal basis for journalists’ unlawful association case

    Legal experts suggest that the case brought against three detained journalists who are being charged under Burma’s Unlawful Associations Act lacks a sound basis upon which to pursue prosecution, given the specifics of the colonial-era legislation’s provisions.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    KIA official in explaining UNFC exit: ‘Things that can’t be said here’

    The dwindling alliance of ethnic armed groups joined under the United Nationalities Federal Council banner convenes a conference in Thailand chaired by a leader of one of its former members, the influential Kachin Independence Army.

    Lead Story Media News

    Arrest of The Voice pair heaps more scrutiny on 66(d) prosecutions

    Media freedom advocates have lashed out at the latest 66(d) suit filed by the Tatmadaw against a satirical columnist.

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