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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The government needs to stand by its pledge to accept an NLD victory and should disregard a number of vexatious election complaints from losing candidates.
The travel has boomed since the change of government in 2011 and some Myanmar travellers are spending big on luxury products in rich countries.
The National League for Democracy needs to urgently decide what role it wants to play in the peace process.
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Voters may have rejected Ma Ba Tha’s anti-Muslim rhetoric at the ballot box, but the hardline Buddhist nationalist movement is far from finished.
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The election might result in the lifting of US sanctions, but more is needed to break down the barriers keeping investors from Myanmar.
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