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After more than half a century of struggle and nearly a decade of major setbacks, the Karen National Union remains defiant in the face of calls to lay down its arms. |
With Rangoon refusing to consider a ceasefire, and Bangkok keen to have a buffer against the Wa, Shan rebels seem likely to continue their struggle. |
A seven-year-old ceasefire in Mon State is still holding, but just barely. Recent violence could signal a return to civil war in Burma’s southernmost state. |
Rangoon’s "pay for peace" policy has produced numerous ceasefire deals in Karenni State, but the region is more fractious than ever. |
Some in Thailand are talking about getting tough with the Wa, Rangoon’s "partners in peace", whose drug-dealing ways have become a bane to Burma’s neighbors. |
"Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting." |
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Thailand’s "social order" campaign is now targeting Internet cafes, student dormitories, Valentine’s Day and commercial sex workers. |
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The popularization of insight meditation grew in part out of Burmese nationalism; but now it has transcended culture to become a bridge between communities in the West. |
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