US Engagements in Burma Should not Exclude Democracy and Reconciliation Tue 20 Oct 2009, It is good news to hear that US Sectary of State Hillary Clinton desires to “directly engage” with Burma’s decades-old military government, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), to push for democratic transition and a review of...
Unsolved National Reconciliation and The Problems to Follow Tue 11 Aug 2009, Although the Burmese military regime State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) officially announces its commitment to ‘national reconciliation’ in Burma, through political statements and state controlled media, in practice what the regime does is...
SPDC’s Constitution and a New Explosion of Political Conflict Mon 15 Jun 2009, Not surprisingly the Burmese military regime’s State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced that over 92% of voters said ‘yes’ to the creation of the militarized constitution in May 2008, even while the whole southwestern portion of Burma had...
2010 Elections cannot solve the root causes of Burma’s problems Tue 31 Mar 2009, It is well understood by political analysts and the international community that Burma (Myanmar) has two major political problems which require solving. The first of these is the urgent need to bring about national reconciliation between the...
New ceasefire model, or new political trap? Thu 27 Nov 2008,
Burma’s State Peace and Solidarity Development Council has been under mounting internal and international pressure to move towards political reform, meaningful dialogue and genuine national reconciliation. Just over one year ago, September 2007 saw...
Comparison of BSPP's and SPDC's Political Manipulation Wed 29 Oct 2008,
The Burmese Army took power not during the bloodshed of 1988, but through a coup in 1962. The military has ruled the country under many different names. The commanders of Burma’s Army have noticed how delicious power tastes, and do not want the...
Ceasefire groups on cross roads Wed 17 Sep 2008,
Over a 15 year period over 15 armed ethnic groups in Burma reached ceasefire agreements with the ruling military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). The groups signed the pact with different political objectives. Despite being...
UN's failed mission: Dialogue in deadlock Tue 02 Sep 2008, It is widely known that UN Under-Secretary, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, is a toothless tiger in his attempts to usher in a political dialogue in Burma. It seems the military regime in Burma, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has rejected the...
Remembering the spirit of 8888 Sat 09 Aug 2008,
As always, youth love justice and a rule of law in any country, and they are the group who renege against any tyranny and oppressive regime. A strong example was Burma's pro-democracy uprising in August 1988 led by young students.
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Good will in national reconciliation Wed 21 Nov 2007,
After negotiations with UN Special Envoy, Mr. Gambari, the ruling military regime -- the SPDC leaders agreed in principle to a dialogue with opposition leaders, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, National League for Democracy (NLD). People from...
SPDC brutality and role of international community Fri 19 Oct 2007, n late September 2007, people around the world saw on TV screens how ruthlessly the Burmese military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) responded to peaceful demonstrations including respectable Buddhist monks and ordinary ci...
