Subject: No Guns, No Glory: Why the Mon Are Losing Ground in Myanmar

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On the 78th anniversary of Mon Revolution Day, Sike Chan explains in this commentary why, despite continuing sufferings and endeavours, the Mon cause has failed to make similar ground to other ethnic movements in the aftermath of the SAC coup. Resistance has not ended. But limited in resources, it has proven difficult to build unity and organisation in a country where power, all too often, is decided by military rather than political strength.

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No Guns, No Glory

Why the Mon Are Losing Ground in Myanmar

First batch of military training for the Mon Liberation Army by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army | Photo source MLA

More than four years after Myanmar’s 2021 coup sparked the nationwide Spring Revolution, ethnic armed groups across the country have seen varied trajectories. While some have expanded their influence and revived armed resistance, the Mon people – one of Myanmar’s oldest and politically active ethnic communities – have little to show in return.

The stark reality is that military might, not democratic aspiration, remains the decisive currency of political relevance in the country today. And on that front, the Mon have been losing ground.

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Subject: No Guns, No Glory: Why the Mon Are Losing Ground in Myanmar

No Guns, No Glory