• Burmese
Monday, June 16, 2025
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
The Irrawaddy
30 °c
Yangon
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Junta Watch
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Books
  • Donation
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Junta Watch
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Books
  • Donation
No Result
View All Result
The Irrawaddy
No Result
View All Result
Home News

NMSP Eyes Signing NCA Before Third Panglong Conference

Hintharnee by Hintharnee
August 23, 2017
in News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0 0
A A
NMSP official Nai Win Hla speaks to the press after a meeting with Mon State government representatives. / Hintharnee / The Irrawaddy

NMSP official Nai Win Hla speaks to the press after a meeting with Mon State government representatives. / Hintharnee / The Irrawaddy

4.6k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

MAWLAMYINE, Mon State — The New Mon State Party (NMSP) will consider signing the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) before the third session of the Union Peace Conference, said an NMSP official.

The NCA dictates that only signatories can send delegations to the conference— also known as the 21st Century Panglong peace conference—and take part in discussions.

“We’ve always said that we’d sign the NCA. We’re trying to sign it before the third session of 21st Century Panglong so that we can participate in the meeting,” Nai Win Hla, head of NMSP internal affairs, told press after a meeting between an NMSP delegation led by its joint secretary Nai Kyaw Ye and the Mon State government on Wednesday.

RelatedPosts

The Farce of Mediation: Anwar, ASEAN and Myanmar

The Farce of Mediation: Anwar, ASEAN and Myanmar

May 28, 2025
995
Karen-Led Rebels Seize Myanmar Junta Base in Mon State

Karen-Led Rebels Seize Myanmar Junta Base in Mon State

February 3, 2025
2.7k
Two Mon Journalists Killed in Myanmar Junta Raid

Two Mon Journalists Killed in Myanmar Junta Raid

August 23, 2024
1.4k

Mon State chief minister Dr. Aye Zan, who led the government delegation at the meeting, told press that the NMSP asked his government to wait for three months, as the ethnic armed group is “persuading other members” of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) to sign the agreement.

“They said they would give a clear answer in three months whether other members agree to sign it or not,” he said.
The NMSP and Mon State authorities have met three times since the National League for Democracy (NLD) took office, but in the latest meeting the two sides agreed to meet monthly.

The NMSP also called for the Mon language to be included on the state school curriculum and questioned the deployment of Myanmar Army troops in Mawlamyine District. The chief minister said both of those issues are directly related to the NCA and the peace process.

Ko Min Zayar Oo, a member of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee’s secretarial body, suggested that the NMSP is likely to sign the NCA on October 15—the second anniversary of the signing of the NCA between U Thein Sein’s government and eight armed groups. The Union Peace Conference is expected some time between October and December.

The NMSP declared in May that it was trying to sign the NCA together with its fellow UNFC members, including the Arakan National Council (ANC), Lahu Democratic Union (LDU), and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP).

The government has required armed groups to sign a nine-point Deed of Commitment (DoC) before signing the NCA. The NMSP has reached agreement with the government over four points and is still discussing the remaining five.

Mon State border and security affairs minister Col Win Naing Oo is optimistic that the NMSP will sign the NCA because it participated in drafting the agreement.

“The NCA book is kept open at the peace committee office. Since the time of President U Thein Sein, ethnic armed groups have been invited to sign it anytime. If you can’t sign it now, you can sign it later. The book is kept ready,” he said.

There are many gaps in cooperation between the Mon State government and NMSP in the areas of regional development and rule of law because the NMSP has not yet signed the agreement, he added.

Translated from Burmese by Thet Ko Ko.

Your Thoughts …
Tags: Mon StateNationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)New Mon State Party (NMSP)Peace Process
Hintharnee

Hintharnee

The Irrawaddy

Similar Picks:

Myanmar Civil Society, Burmanization, and the Bars and Coffee Shops of Thailand
Guest Column

Myanmar Civil Society, Burmanization, and the Bars and Coffee Shops of Thailand

by R. J. Aung and Tony Waters
November 18, 2023
10.9k

After the 2021 coup the donors, NGOs and CSOs of ‘Peaceland’ decamped from Yangon to Thailand, but their Western, ‘we-know-best’...

Read moreDetails
Illusion of Myanmar Military’s Indispensability Has Been Shattered
Analysis

Illusion of Myanmar Military’s Indispensability Has Been Shattered

by Wai Min Tun
November 28, 2023
6.1k

The Spring Revolution and Operation 1027 have debunked once and for all the notion that the Myanmar military is the...

Read moreDetails
Fishing Families in Myanmar’s Mon State Given Fiery Ultimatum
Burma

Fishing Families in Myanmar’s Mon State Given Fiery Ultimatum

by The Irrawaddy
May 9, 2024
5.7k

Junta soldiers tell residents of small fishing village that they will burn them out if they do not pay compensation...

Read moreDetails
Rocky Start for New Bloc of Myanmar EAOs Formed to Join Junta Peace Talks
Analysis

Rocky Start for New Bloc of Myanmar EAOs Formed to Join Junta Peace Talks

by The Irrawaddy
April 12, 2024
3.9k

Seven ethnic armies that formed a new alliance last month to continue peace talks with the military regime are already...

Read moreDetails
Resistance: Myanmar Junta Convoy Trapped in Mon State
Burma

Resistance: Myanmar Junta Convoy Trapped in Mon State

by Hein Htoo Zan
April 19, 2024
3k

A splinter group of the New Mon State Party says it has stopped a regime convoy in Kyaikmayaw Township.

Read moreDetails
8 ½ Lessons for Future Peace in Myanmar
Guest Column

8 ½ Lessons for Future Peace in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson
October 19, 2023
2.7k

The failure of the National Ceasefire Agreement, now a fig leaf for the junta’s terror campaign against civilians, also contains...

Read moreDetails
Load More
Next Post
Lawmakers at Parliament’s Lower House on Feb. 1, 2016. (The Irrawaddy)

Myanmar Voters Prefer Male Candidates: Survey

The Arakan Army’s 5th anniversary celebrations in Laiza, Kachin State, April 2014. / Moe Myint / The Irrawaddy

Arakan Army Seizes Ceasefire Signatory’s Outpost  

No Result
View All Result

Recommended

The Hidden Fallout From China’s Cross-Border Crime Crackdown in Myanmar

The Hidden Fallout From China’s Cross-Border Crime Crackdown in Myanmar

7 days ago
1.6k
How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades

How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades

5 days ago
1.1k

Most Read

  • Myanmar Tourism Sector Mocks Junta’s Russia Tourist Drive

    Myanmar Tourism Sector Mocks Junta’s Russia Tourist Drive

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Untested Commander Takes Charge as Myanmar Military Faces Toughest Challenge in Decades

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Sagaing Protesters Condemn Civilian Govt Toll Charges

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Is TNLA, Under Chinese Pressure, Conceding Northern Shan Gateway to the Regime?

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Sagaing Region Braced for Myanmar Junta Airstrikes After Jet Crash

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Newsletter

Get The Irrawaddy’s latest news, analyses and opinion pieces on Myanmar in your inbox.

Subscribe here for daily updates.

Contents

  • News
  • Politics
  • War Against the Junta
  • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
  • Conflicts In Numbers
  • Junta Crony
  • Ethnic Issues
  • Asia
  • World
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Election 2020
  • Elections in History
  • Cartoons
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Editorial
  • Commentary
  • Guest Column
  • Analysis
  • Letters
  • In Person
  • Interview
  • Profile
  • Dateline
  • Specials
  • Myanmar Diary
  • Women & Gender
  • Places in History
  • On This Day
  • From the Archive
  • Myanmar & COVID-19
  • Intelligence
  • Myanmar-China Watch
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Food
  • Fashion & Design
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • Photo Essay
  • Donation

About The Irrawaddy

Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has been an independent news media group, unaffiliated with any political party, organization or government. We believe that media must be free and independent and we strive to preserve press freedom.

  • Copyright
  • Code of Ethics
  • Privacy Policy
  • Team
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • Burmese

© 2023 Irrawaddy Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Business Roundup
  • Books
  • Donation

© 2023 Irrawaddy Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.