Dispatch Day 2: Despite Wa Walk-Out Panglong Peace Still Promising

Day 2: The 21st Century Panglong Conference still on track to bring peace to war torn Burma despite Wa walk-out [VIDEO]. Naypyitaw, Myanmar – Day 2 of the 21st Century Panglong Conference saw the walk-out of a certain delegation that represents Myanmar’s largest and most powerful ethnic army – the United Wa State Army (UWSA). Nine delegates from the UWSA removed themselves from the conference upon realizing they were given only temporary observer identifications, rather than full representative id’s, allowing them to speak.  Called a “misunderstanding” by conference officials, UWSA delegates still chose to leave what is an historic attempt … Continue reading Dispatch Day 2: Despite Wa Walk-Out Panglong Peace Still Promising