With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.
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A member of the Bangladesh foreign service has urged the Myanmar government to cooperate more closely with Dhaka on security and refugee issues
BY Oliver Slow
The Secretariat, in the heart of Yangon’s downtown, is one of the country’s most historically important buildings. It has played a crucial role in the administration of the country since its completion in 1905, but is most significant as the location where independence hero Bogyoke Aung San, seven members of his cabinet and a bodyguard were assassinated on July 19, 1947. Their deaths are commemorated each year on Martyrs’ Day.
BY Oliver Slow
While China’s looming investment in the region was the hot topic at WEF ASEAN, many foreign businesses remain excited about prospects in Myanmar.
BY Oliver Slow
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In conversation with Vinod Daniel, an adviser on the cultural side of the project to restore Yangon's iconic Secretariat building.
BY Oliver Slow
The former ruling party responds to questions about funding, citizenship and Rakhine State at its first news conference since a far-reaching leadership reshuffle last year.
The stories behind the names of some major Yangon roadways.
Technological change has wrought havoc with comics in Myanmar and veteran cartoonists worry about children failing to acquire the reading habit.
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