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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The government’s most important non-state partner in the peace process risks a return to conflict without a stronger commitment to political dialogue from Nay Pyi Taw.
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The Arakan National Party leader's campaign was dominated by a message of Rakhine nationalism and anti-Muslim sentiment, which helped him return to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.
The nationalist group known as Ma Ba Tha and one of its leading members, U Wirathu, have reacted defiantly to moves aimed at curbing their malevolent influence, posing a delicate problem for the NLD government.
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Reporting by Su Myat Mon, Hein Ko Soe, Kyaw Phone Kyaw and Sean Gleeson in Yangon, Htun Khaing in Mong Hsu and Mratt Kyaw Thu in Ann.
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