Editorial

Musk and Trump show why the media matters

Top Trump ally Elon Musk now has global media support in his sights, and the world’s dictators – Min Aung Hlaing included – stand to benefit.

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Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar’s junta chief is running out of road

Min Aung Hlaing has been thrown a lifeline by China and is now under pressure to show results, but his planned election is growing less feasible by the day.

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Editorial, Opinion

Junta’s difficulty is Myanmar’s opportunity

The military’s recent humiliations have injected new life into the resistance, making it more important than ever to build a united front.

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Editorial, Opinion

The Myanmar junta’s census heralds a totalitarian nightmare

The regime’s planned population count threatens to boost its powers of surveillance and leave dissidents with few places to hide.

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Editorial, Opinion

The government’s pointless battles with ethnic activists

By picking unnecessary battles with ethnic activists, the government is laying fertile ground for resurgent ethnic parties to win over voters who plumped for the NLD four years ago.

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Editorial, Opinion

No cheap fixes for Myanmar’s banks

When you have to tell people not to panic – well, that’s when you really have a problem.

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Editorial, Opinion

Rohingya refugees are humans, not footballs

“It’s just like a ball game. We are here to encourage … someone should kick off the ball. Otherwise the game cannot be started.”

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Editorial, Opinion

The NLD comes to the Tatmadaw's rescue… again

When the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar released its most recent report on August 5, it presented the government with an opportunity.

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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