Former BBC journalist Christopher Gunness played a key role in sparking the 1988 uprising, and hopes that those bearing mental and physical wounds inflicted under junta rule will eventually be able to find closure.
Former BBC journalist Christopher Gunness played a key role in sparking the 1988 uprising, and hopes that those bearing mental and physical wounds inflicted under junta rule will eventually be able to find closure.
Talk of a post-election “coalition” misrepresents Myanmar’s winner-takes-all electoral system and gives false hope that minority interests can be meaningfully represented without constitutional reform.
A television drama that extols the role of the Tatmadaw in Myanmar’s modern history is a failure of art and propaganda but provides insights into the psychology of the armed forces.
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The National League for Democracy government is under fire from the business community over the delay in releasing a detailed policy for managing the economy.
The National League for Democracy government is under fire from the business community over the delay in releasing a detailed policy for managing the economy.
A sustainable tourism approach was raised by authorities more than a decade ago, and the new government plans to finally put those plans into action – but challenges remain.
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A sustainable tourism approach was raised by authorities more than a decade ago, and the new government plans to finally put those plans into action – but challenges remain.
Lessons learned from Thailand suggest that strict environmental controls on Myanmar’s three big special economic zones will avoid serious pollution and public health problems in the long term.
The British Council is celebrating a special anniversary with an exhibition that tells the stories of 12 of the thousands of Myanmar whose lives it has enriched since 1946.
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