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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Many Myanmar companies are re-branding by giving back, but it will take more than philanthropy to leave the past behind.
A pioneering low-cost housing project in Yangon is charting a possible path forward on one of the city’s toughest challenges.
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Even before the latest scandal to befall it, the Myanmar public has never had confidence in the National Human Rights Commission or its members.
Concerns are once again emerging over the future of the National League for Democracy, amid doubts over its commitment to democratic principles.
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Fighting between the Tatmadaw, an ethnic Kayin Border Guard Force and a breakaway group from the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army has mostly subsided but the 4,000 people displaced are refusing to return home.
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