Participants in the event took advantage of an atmosphere of greater openness under the National League for Democracy government to talk politics and read out papers on the upcoming 21st-century Panglong Conference, which will convene on August 31 as the administration seeks to jumpstart the nation’s peace process.
“The 28th anniversary of the quadruple-eight event included a discussion unlike past years. To be a help to the Panglong Conference, which is to be held soon, political groups of Mandalay held a discussion concerned with that,” said U Nyein Chan, a member of the event’s organising committee. “Holding such events is intended to raise the awareness of youth about Myanmar political activities.”
The gathering, in the hall at the corner of 84th and 31st streets in Myanmar’s second-largest city, was opened with a morning donation of meals to Buddhist monks. The program later included tributes to martyrs of the popular uprising, singing of political songs and discussion of the late-August peace summit. (Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
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