Shan Chief Wants More Autonomy

A minority politician says a federalist political system would address ethnic conflict in Burma.

Kachin Independence Army soldiers pray before taking their positions at a camp in Kachin state, Sept. 19, 2012.

The leader of a Shan political group on Monday called for greater political power for Burma’s ethnic states, saying a federal political system would address tensions that have sustained decades of conflict between the central government and the country’s armed ethnic groups.

Khun Tun Oo, leader of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP), called on representatives of several ethnic political parties and their armed wings as well as civil society groups to draw up a plan to present to President Thein Sein’s government.



Mizzima News: Burma may agree to nuclear protocol
Wed 21 Nov 2012

The Burmese government is ready to sign an international agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that would require it to declare all nuclear facilities and materials, according to an Associated Press (AP) report on Wednesday.

“Little noticed in the warm glow of President Barack Obama’s landmark visit to Myanmar was a significant concession that could shed light on whether that nation’s powerful military pursued a clandestine nuclear weapons program, possibly with North Korea’s help,” wrote AP’s Matthew Pennington.

Although it would be up to Naypyitaw to decide what to declare, it could provide some answers concerning its acquisition of dual-use machinery and military cooperation with Pyongyang that the U.S. and other nations regard as suspect, the report said.

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