The Main Conflict In Myanmar Essay

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Throughout the conflict of ethnic minorities in Myanmar, policies were used by the government in different periods of time to prevent and ceasefire the problems both soft and hard ways. Numbers of talks and agreement attempted to be reached and finalized. In this part of the research, will examined the main and important attempts used by the government to solve the conflicts and the policies in which both create a better environment for peace and create the breakout of violence. In the past, Myanmar under British rule was using “divide and rule” policy with the ethnic minorities due to the differences of the terrain and weather which made it hard to govern and block the communication and transportation. Beside the physical factors, these ethnic …show more content…

In the 2008 constitution, “The main political aim of the United Wa State Party (UWSP) is to achieve the formation of a Wa State, or a Wa Pyi-neh, falling directly under responsibility of the central government in Rangoon, and not administered through Shan State” and aims of other ethnic groups are not yet guaranteed making these ethnic minorities once again turn against the …show more content…

As stated in the previous part of the report, Myanmar is one countries with great numbers of ethnic groups which in the past, there was no or less attempted to make them feel as one. These people were being marginalized from the society and the way they wish their voices to be heard is to set up arm rebellions, so the problems of ethnic groups in Myanmar has not only to do with politics and economic only but socio-cultural ways of solving the issue is also needed as these people are demanding for equality in the society. In the next part, the policy suggestion will be provided in order to solve the conflicts that lasted even before the country gained

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