The great saga-tellers, diviners and shamans of the animist era are today, a vanished or vanishing breed in the Kachin way of life. The conversion en masse to Christianity or Buddhism, and the subsequent abandonment of old ways have so reduced their ranks and relevance that it would indeed be a rare sight to see […]
On April 2, 2014, members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the “Burma Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2014” or H.R. 4377. Ohio Congressman Steve Chabot, a Republican, sponsored the bill, and several other representatives from both sides of the aisle co-sponsored it. H.R. 4377 places restrictions on U.S. military assistance to Burma, […]
By Pangmu Shayi Saturday, April 26, 2014 Major General Gun Maw’s visit to the US in early April generated a good deal of media attention, as it came at a time when armed clashes between government forces and the KIA, the armed wing of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), were occurring almost daily despite ongoing […]
Memorandum of notes and comments on The Third Session Govt.-KIO Talks, March 8-10, 2012 Riuli, Yunnan, China I. The communique National government delegates and KIO representatives held “Union of Burma level” discussions, the third session, and the following communique was issued. There were five brief points. 1. Both parties were gratified and encouraged by the meeting […]
Bogyoke Nyar De was a song popularized by Shan singer Sai Seng Mong in the early1970’s. It was in reference to the unrealized promises of equality that Bogyoke Aung San pledged to the minorities at the time of Panglong. Although it was not fair to blame the Bogyoke, as his life was tragically cut shot […]
Dedicated to all our forefathers who have struggled & sacrificed mightily to build up Kachinland It is with great sadness and trepidation – amid news of heavy artillery fire swirling around Sinlum, of chemical weapons being deployed, of unspeakable atrocities being committed, of folks having to flee homes and farmsteads – that I turn my […]
