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At his very first meeting with regime ministers on Monday since the cabinet reshuffle earlier this month, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing repeated his call for efforts to restore stability and law and order in the country, again blaming ethnic armed org... [1]
Contrary to common practice in other countries, including in Southeast Asia, there are no private arms manufacturing companies in Myanmar: in its entirety, Myanmar’s weapon industry is a military-run affair.33 As a fully State-owned enterprise, the D... [2]
The Burmese people have had tough luck with elections. No elections they have had so far has been free, fair and inclusive. (confirmed by 4 sources) [3]
On this day 35 years ago, millions of Myanmar citizens went to the polls in a historic election that promised—though ultimately failed to deliver—a path toward democracy. [4]
PAPUN DISTRICT, Karen State — Land disputes and a history of false promises mean that ethnic Karen leaders and human rights groups are questioning the government’s sincerity when it talks of a “permanent peace” with the rebels. [5]
At his very first meeting with regime ministers on Monday since the cabinet reshuffle earlier this month, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing repeated his call for efforts to restore stability and law and order in the country, again blaming ethnic armed org
Contrary to common practice in other countries, including in Southeast Asia, there are no private arms manufacturing companies in Myanmar: in its entirety, Myanmar’s weapon industry is a military-run affair.33 As a fully State-owned enterprise, the D
The Burmese people have had tough luck with elections. No elections they have had so far has been free, fair and inclusive.
On this day 35 years ago, millions of Myanmar citizens went to the polls in a historic election that promised—though ultimately failed to deliver—a path toward democracy.
PAPUN DISTRICT, Karen State — Land disputes and a history of false promises mean that ethnic Karen leaders and human rights groups are questioning the government’s sincerity when it talks of a “permanent peace” with the rebels.
Just as the latest round of peace talks paused for a recess and participants emerged optimistic about reaching a long awaited nationwide ceasefire agreement, news emerged that clashes had again broken out between the Burma Army and the Kachin Indepen
RANGOON — Min Lu, a Burmese contemporary humorist, died of lung cancer on Wednesday. He was 60 years old. The writer and poet’s biting political satire made him a nationally famous, but under the former military regime it also landed him in prison.
Vice Senior-General Maung Aye was known to be a tough army soldier who enjoyed the loyalty of senior commanders.
RANGOON — Five weeks ago, Burma held historic elections, the first openly-contested polls the country had seen in a quarter of a century.
Mizzima “Were Ko Jimmy and Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw really hanged, shot, or executed by lethal injection or are they still alive?” That question continues to echo across Myanmar’s political landscape, even two years after the military junta claimed to have