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After historic elections, country needs leadership
News, Nisid Hajari, Published on 12/11/2015
» Myanmar voters have made one thing clear: they want their next leader to be Aung San Suu Kyi. That means she has to prepare to manage the government, and the military needs to get out of the way. Although official results have been suspiciously slow in coming, Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) says its internal numbers show the party winning more than 70% of the vote nationwide -- enough to hold an outright majority in parliament.
Myanmar election an indicator of democracy in the making
News, Published on 07/11/2015
» As a native of Myanmar and a researcher on the country’s politics for many years, I see tomorrow's election as an indicator of democracy in the making. However, Myanmar needs to develop its democratic institutions further.
Suu Kyi's rivals are trying to steal election
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 02/11/2015
» As electioneering enters its final days, most people in Myanmar are increasingly worried that these elections will not be free, fair nor credible.
Drug payoffs thwart action
News, Editorial, Published on 27/10/2015
» A group of concerned Myanmar citizens has made the biggest advance in the struggle against illicit drugs in many years. The grassroots group, which calls itself the Kachin Anti-Drug Committee, has taken action where government authorities have fallen short.
Peace process needs to be inclusive
News, Nehginpao Kipgen, Published on 21/10/2015
» Myanmar has witnessed two historic agreements in the past 68 years: the Panglong Agreement (PA) of 1947 and the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) of 2015. Both are important and significant agreements, especially concerning inter-ethnic relations and national reconciliation.
China aims to forge ties as elections loom
News, Yun Sun, Published on 20/10/2015
» Since the beginning of Myanmar's reforms in 2011, China has encountered new realities and challenges in the country. As a result of intensive policy introspection, China adopted a series of policy adjustments toward Myanmar.
Ceasefire marks flawed first steps to peace
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 14/10/2015
» On Thursday, Thein Sein's government will sign a permanent ceasefire pact with eight of Myanmar's ethnic rebel groups that have been fighting for independence for more than 50 years.
Ethnic armed groups split over truce
News, Nehginpao Kipgen, Published on 09/10/2015
» How the nationwide ceasefire summit between the Myanmar government and the Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) ended on Sept 29 will go down in the history of ethnic armed movement as a sad memory.
Rebel ceasefire talks end in gridlock
News, Nehginpao Kipgen, Published on 27/08/2015
» In an attempt to find common ground for signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), representatives of 17 Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAO) met in Chiang Mai from Aug 21-24 this year. Political dialogue is set to begin within 90 days of signing the agreement.
Spotlight on human rights abuses
News, David Baulk, Published on 14/07/2015
» This month, the Myanmar government will submit their report to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) — a United Nations mechanism which assesses the progress of individual countries on their adherence to human rights standards.