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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After a fire gutted a market in Yangon’s Sanchaung Township on January 11, residents are hoping to rebuild from the ashes.
An expected deluge of election complaints fails to materialise amid indications of concerted behind-the-scenes efforts to ensure a smooth transition to a National League for Democracy government.
A National League for Democracy program to build capacity among its MPs-elect will be complemented by United Nations training for all members of the new parliament after it convenes next month.
A National League for Democracy program to build capacity among its MPs-elect will be complemented by UN training for all members of the new parliament.
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A Burmese-language newspaper launched in California a decade ago is attracting more feedback from readers who were averse to its political coverage before 2010.
Most of Yangon’s cemeteries were relocated on junta orders about 25 years ago and almost all have been replaced by big commercial developments.
Critics of Myanmar's antiquated prostitution laws hope the next parliament will emphasise protection rather than punishment for sex workers.
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