Ethnic Groups Demand Self-Administrated States
Ethnic Groups Demand Self-Administrated States
Mizzima, 18 Jan 2016
URL: http://www.bnionline.net/news/shan-state/item/1427-ethnic-groups-demand-self-administrated-states.html
Ethnic Pa-O, Shan-ni, Ta’ang and Wa representatives demanded self-administrated states at the Union Peace Conference in Naypyitaw last Thursday, 14 January.
During the five-day meeting in Naypyidaw, U Sai Paung Nub, a Wa Democratic Party (WDP) representative, asked for a Wa state to be set up in six northern and eastern Shan State townships, which, according to the 2008 constitution, have a Wa majority.
The sentiments were supported by the Pa-O, who have had a designated Pa-O Self-Administered Zone in the southern Shan State townships of Hsihseng, Hopong and Panglaung since 2010.
Colonel Khun Okkar, the chairman of the Pa-O National Liberation Organisation (PNLO) said: “What we are demanding is not for only Pa-O people, but also for other ethnic groups to be recognized as [having the right to] self-administrated states, this includes the Wa and Ta’ang people.”
During the five-day meeting in Naypyidaw, U Sai Paung Nub, a Wa Democratic Party (WDP) representative, asked for a Wa state to be set up in six northern and eastern Shan State townships, which, according to the 2008 constitution, have a Wa majority.
The sentiments were supported by the Pa-O, who have had a designated Pa-O Self-Administered Zone in the southern Shan State townships of Hsihseng, Hopong and Panglaung since 2010.
Colonel Khun Okkar, the chairman of the Pa-O National Liberation Organisation (PNLO) said: “What we are demanding is not for only Pa-O people, but also for other ethnic groups to be recognized as [having the right to] self-administrated states, this includes the Wa and Ta’ang people.”