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Desperation Trumps Xenophobia Myanmar’s generals have repeatedly bashed the civilian government they ousted for hiring foreign experts, claiming this undermined national sovereignty. So, eyebrows [1]

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 on June 19, marking her fifth consecutive birthday in detention since her arrest by junta boss Min Aung Hlaing following the February 2021 military coup. [2]

The Jameh Mosque in downtown Maungdaw—a frontier town near the Bangladeshi border in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State—reopened on Sept. 12 after being closed since communal violence erupted in the area in 2012. [3]

The former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80. [4]

RANGOON – Burma’s State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said that she believes the Arakan State Advisory Commission—chaired by former UN general secretary Kofi Annan—will bring credible advice in confronting tension in Arakan State. (confirmed by 3 sources) [5]

U Zaw Htay, government spokesperson and director-general of the President’s Office recently talked to The Irrawaddy about the threats facing Rakhine State and press freedom in Myanmar. [6]

RANGOON — Burma’s armed forces chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing warned the Kofi Annan-led Arakan State Advisory Commission that proposed solutions to the communal conflict in the state must win the “approval” of the Buddhist Arakanese community. [7]

YANGON — During his five-day trip to Myanmar, the United Nation’s under-secretary-general for political affairs urged the government and military to comprehensively implement the recommendations from the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine ... (confirmed by 2 sources) [8]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-05-10 · 65% match

Paranoid Junta Turns to Foreign Expertise After 4 Years of Chaos; and More

Desperation Trumps Xenophobia Myanmar’s generals have repeatedly bashed the civilian government they ousted for hiring foreign experts, claiming this undermined national sovereignty. So, eyebrows

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-06-17 · 65% match

Updated Timeline: Key Events in the Life of Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 on June 19, marking her fifth consecutive birthday in detention since her arrest by junta boss Min Aung Hlaing following the February 2021 military coup.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-09-25 · 65% match

Mosque’s Reopening Reflects Thawing Interfaith Ties in Rakhine Under AA

The Jameh Mosque in downtown Maungdaw—a frontier town near the Bangladeshi border in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State—reopened on Sept. 12 after being closed since communal violence erupted in the area in 2012.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-08-21 · 75% match

Kofi Annan’s Contribution to Myanmar’s Pressing Rakhine Crisis

The former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-09-05 · 75% match

Kofi Annan ‘Confident’ in Arakan State Advisory Commission’s Mandate

RANGOON – Burma’s State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said that she believes the Arakan State Advisory Commission—chaired by former UN general secretary Kofi Annan—will bring credible advice in confronting tension in Arakan State.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-07-10 · 75% match

U Zaw Htay: Kofi Annan Commission is Govt ‘Shield’

U Zaw Htay, government spokesperson and director-general of the President’s Office recently talked to The Irrawaddy about the threats facing Rakhine State and press freedom in Myanmar.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-09-09 · 75% match

Armed Forces Chief to Kofi Annan: Solutions Must Win Arakanese Approval

RANGOON — Burma’s armed forces chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing warned the Kofi Annan-led Arakan State Advisory Commission that proposed solutions to the communal conflict in the state must win the “approval” of the Buddhist Arakanese community.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-10-19 · 75% match

Analysis: Still Hope Kofi Annan Recommendations will Bring Stability to Rakhine

YANGON — During his five-day trip to Myanmar, the United Nation’s under-secretary-general for political affairs urged the government and military to comprehensively implement the recommendations from the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-08-22 · 75% match

Rakhine Advisory Commission’s Kofi Annan Arrives in Yangon

YANGON – Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the chair of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, arrived in Yangon on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-08-24 · 75% match

Kofi Annan: Don’t Leave Citizenship Issues ‘To Fester’

YANGON – The Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State has urged the National League for Democracy (NLD) government to grant birth certificates and citizenship to children born in Rakhine State in order to prevent increasing statelessness i

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