The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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After fleeing conflict in their native Rakhine State, members of the Kaman Muslim minority group are facing work and housing discrimination in Myanmar’s commercial capital.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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Members of parliament set another daunting challenge for the government this month when they voted in favour of a crackdown against the scourge of corruption.
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The big difference between President U Thein Sein’s Union Peace Conference early this year and the 21st Century Panglong Conference is inclusion.
The archaeological treasures on the plain of Bagan have suffered many kinds of damage over the centuries, including being defaced by visitors behaving like vandals.
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The arrival in Myanmar of the global craze Pokemon Go is the likely reason for the excited crowds of young people with mobile phones gathering at all kinds of locations.
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Members of national minorities criticise a proposal for Myanmar to change the make-up of the country’s states and regions.
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Grassroots and civil society organisations need to have a stake in the 21st Century Panglong Conference for the peace process to be a success.
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