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‘Until the end of the world’: Remembering Naing Myanmar

The revolutionary songs of Naing Myanmar, who died in February, have supplied a soundtrack for pro-democracy protests since the 1988 uprising, and activists say his music will remain an inspiration until Myanmar achieves freedom from military rule.

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‘Until the end of the world’: Remembering Naing Myanmar

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A house divided: The fate of Aung San Suu Kyi’s lakeside home

The auctioning of the imprisoned leader’s Yangon house at the behest of her estranged brother is a legal farce, lawyers say, while pro-democracy veterans insist it must be preserved for public memory.

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‘How could I do any less?’: Chin State’s Mother of Resistance

While thousands of civilians flee Myanmar’s war, grandmother Ama and others stay behind, forming the invisible backbone of the anti-junta struggle.

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Ko Kaung Htet, right, on a reporting trip with the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2016. (Sai Zaw Theik)

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Nay Pyi Taw's new allure

After being shunned for years by the diplomatic and NGO community, Nay Pyi Taw is attracting attention as the place to be ahead of the installation of an NLD government.

BY Peter Janssen

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Nay Pyi Taw’s new allure

After being shunned for years by the diplomatic and NGO community, Nay Pyi Taw is attracting attention as the place to be ahead of the installation of an NLD government.

BY Peter Janssen & Soe Than Lynn

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More protests planned over Koh Tao verdict

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Mong La's illegal pangolin trade booming, says watchdog

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Mong La’s illegal pangolin trade booming, says watchdog

The illegal trade in pangolins and their meat and scales is booming in the lawless border town of Mong La, a leading environmental watchdog has found.

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Problems ahead for Myanmar’s peace process

Peace conferences due to begin in January will be prolonged and protracted because they involve too many participants and too many groups.

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Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Problems ahead for Myanmar's peace process

Peace conferences due to begin in January will be prolonged and protracted because they involve too many participants and too many groups.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Affairs, Interview

Thant Myint-U: 'Creating a shared identity is Myanmar's top challenge'

U Thant Myint-U rose to prominence as an author and analyst on Myanmar. The Burmese historian has written four books, most notably The River of Lost Footsteps and Where China meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia.

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Following Theroux

Writer Paul Theroux visited Myanmar in the 1970s while gathering material for The Great Railway Bazaar. Following in his footsteps decades later, little has changed on Myanmar’s railways.

BY Oliver Slow

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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