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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A US travel ban on Myanmar army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing harms the dignity of the military, a spokesman said Wednesday.
The United States on Tuesday banned visits by Myanmar's army chief and three other top officers due to their role in the "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya minority.
Livelihoods, border trade and aid for victims of armed conflict have all been hampered by the mobile internet blackout imposed in areas of Rakhine and Chin states.
The campaign launched in response to the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in the national capital has focused attention on a sharp increase in reported child rape cases.
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A fictional story by Rakhine author Myint Win Hlaing about the trials of an “ill-fated woman” in a Rakhine State village.
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