Opinion

Myanmar’s resistance faces a moral quandary after the quake

The swift delivery of aid to survivors of the recent earthquake must take precedence over transient political gains in a long-running conflict.

BY Frontier

Editorial, Opinion

Quake response shows where junta’s priorities lie

Myanmar is reeling from a devastating earthquake but the regime cares more for its own survival.

BY Frontier

Opinion

Facebook’s ‘lethal carelessness’ in Myanmar

Fresh testimony from a Facebook whistleblower suggests the company’s previous failure to protect Myanmar users could amount to gross negligence, particularly amid the Rohingya crisis.

BY Frontier

Opinion

Rethinking justice in the present

Mainstream discussions of transitional justice in Myanmar emphasise future punishment at the expense of dialogue, introspection and structural change.

BY Frontier

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Bizfeed, Business, Opinion

Slow grid rollout shows why Myanmar should join the personal energy revolution

Myanmar should rethink its electrification plan to acknowledge the worldwide growth of personal energy, which could make traditional grid connections redundant in some areas.

BY David Fullbrook

Opinion

Govt and ethnic armed groups must build bridges to beat COVID-19

If government and ethnic health systems work together to address the pandemic, Myanmar could emerge safer, stronger and more cohesive.

BY Frontier

Opinion

Why media freedom in Myanmar matters to business

Businesses in Myanmar often view journalists with suspicion but the business community can support journalists and media organisations in a number of mutually beneficial ways.

BY Vicky Bowman & Thompson Chau

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Why the 2020 general election matters

A long history of military dictatorship and sham polls combined with tense relations between the National League for Democracy and the Tatmadaw make it essential a free and fair general election takes place later this year, despite the COVID-19 global pandemic.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Latest Issue

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.

News Feed, News

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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