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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Investment capital flows where it is safe and secure, so Myanmar must deliver rule of law and certainty – while at the same time being selective and strategic as to the investment treaties it signs.
The Yangon Region government’s decision to charge two executives from the Eleven Media Group with defamation over a controversial commentary has ignited a debate about media freedom and responsibility.
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More than five years after a woman disappeared while in Tatmadaw custody, a Kachin family waits for answers.
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မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင် သဘာဝ သယံဇာတပစ္စည်း အလွန်ပေါ်ကြွယ်ဝသည်ဟု ချီးမွမ်းနေကြသော်လည်း အမှန်တကယ်တွင် ချီးမွမ်းစရာကိစ္စမဟုတ်ဟု နိုင်ငံတော်၏ အတိုင်ပင်ခံပုဂ္ဂိုလ် ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်က ပြောကြားလိုက်သည်။
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