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A popular Chinese adage – “a fence is fixed by three stakes, a capable man is aided by three mates” – expresses the need for external assistance, regardless of one’s outstanding qualities. [1]

Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and freelance writer. OpinionThe middle power romantic era is a ghost of a lost world Smaller nations must have the space to exert influence without picking sides Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carn... [2]

General Khaing Razar in the Arakan Revolution 11 Feb 2026 General Khaing Razar was born in Kyaukchaung Village, Minbya Township, the third of seven children of U Tha Mya Aung and Daw Kyar Sein May. His childhood name was Hla Tun Aung. [3]

This week, the Myanmar military regime’s propaganda machine went into overdrive over the arrest of an ex-NLD lawmaker accused of planning attacks against the junta, even as coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was shunned from two more international summits. [4]

SINGAPORE — Twenty-two-year-old Wendy (not her real name), on her first day as a hospitality intern in a budget tourist hostel in Chinatown in Singapore, speaks surprisingly frankly on a seemingly taboo subject, much to this writer’s relief. [5]

YANGON — At one point in his inaugural speech in March, Myanmar’s newly elected President U Win Myint implored members of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government to take seriously the role of the media as “the eyes and ears of ... [6]

YANGON—The Yangon regional government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LexisNexis Southeast Asia, a provider of information analytics, to help set up a reliable housing and real estate information system (HREIS) for Myanma... [7]

Ye Ni: Welcome to Dateline Irrawaddy! This week, we’ll discuss the recent filing of complaints by the Home Affairs Ministry against editors of news outlets based in Yangon, Mandalay and Sittwe under the Counter-Terrorism Law. [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2015-01-19 · 85% match

The Éminence Grise of Zhongnanhai

A popular Chinese adage – “a fence is fixed by three stakes, a capable man is aided by three mates” – expresses the need for external assistance, regardless of one’s outstanding qualities.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-02 · 38% match

The middle power romantic era is a ghost of a lost world

Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and freelance writer. OpinionThe middle power romantic era is a ghost of a lost world Smaller nations must have the space to exert influence without picking sides Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carn

[3] MM dmediag.com · 2026-02-11 · 40% match

Feature - Development Media Group

General Khaing Razar in the Arakan Revolution 11 Feb 2026 General Khaing Razar was born in Kyaukchaung Village, Minbya Township, the third of seven children of U Tha Mya Aung and Daw Kyar Sein May. His childhood name was Hla Tun Aung.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-11-27 · 71% match

Junta Watch

This week, the Myanmar military regime’s propaganda machine went into overdrive over the arrest of an ex-NLD lawmaker accused of planning attacks against the junta, even as coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was shunned from two more international summits.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-09-04 · 71% match

Shaking Off the Fear of State Censorship, Singapore’s Youth Hold Out Hope

SINGAPORE — Twenty-two-year-old Wendy (not her real name), on her first day as a hospitality intern in a budget tourist hostel in Chinatown in Singapore, speaks surprisingly frankly on a seemingly taboo subject, much to this writer’s relief.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-09-12 · 71% match

Analysis: Myanmar’s Independent Media Struggling to Survive

YANGON — At one point in his inaugural speech in March, Myanmar’s newly elected President U Win Myint implored members of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government to take seriously the role of the media as “the eyes and ears of

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-08-30 · 40% match

LexisNexis to Help Develop Property Data System for Myanmar’s Commercial Capital

YANGON—The Yangon regional government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LexisNexis Southeast Asia, a provider of information analytics, to help set up a reliable housing and real estate information system (HREIS) for Myanma

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-04-11 · 40% match

Will the Myanmar Govt Block Journalists from Reporting on Rakhine?

Ye Ni: Welcome to Dateline Irrawaddy! This week, we’ll discuss the recent filing of complaints by the Home Affairs Ministry against editors of news outlets based in Yangon, Mandalay and Sittwe under the Counter-Terrorism Law.

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-12-11 · 40% match

BOI approves Taiwan’s Foxsemicon to establish high-tech semiconductor manufacturing base in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Board of Investment (BOI) has approved an investment by Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Inc. (FITI), Dec 1

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-04-03 · 40% match

‘Journalism is Threatened by Populist Governments, the Corporate World’

SEOUL, South Korea— More than 70 journalists from 50 countries attended the World Journalists Conference 2019 in South Korea, held in the last week of March, with the theme of “The Role of Journalists in Ensuring Peace on the Korean Peninsula.” At th

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