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Danish Ambassador discusses press freedom and democratic transition in Myanmar
MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionPhoto: MizzimaIn recognition of World Press Freedom Day the Danish Ambassador, Mr Peter Lysholt Hansen, shared his thoughts with Soe Myint, Editor-In-Chief and Managing...
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Amendments to Schedule 2 of 2008 Constitution – A way forward for...
Upendranadh ChoragudiCategory: NewsOpinionFederalism ought to be a means to achieve peace and stability in Myanmar. Photo: AFPA widely held perspective, and what can be called the conventional...
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Toward a more people-centered government
Aung Khaing Min and Ye Min NaungCategory: NewsOpinionChildren play while washing their bicycle at a water tank in Ma Sel Seik village in Kawhmu township, Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFPThe recent...
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MOI publishes rare interview with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi
MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionMyanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, right, talks with NHK reporter Orie Sugimoto, left. Photo: MOIMyanmar’s Ministry of Information has just published an exclusive...
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Commission asserts its ‘wings have been clipped’
Janelle SaffinCategory: NewsOpinionJanelle Saffin. Photo: Janelle Saffin/TwitterA commentary concerning The Commission for the Assessment of Legal Affairs and Special Issues asserts that its “wings...
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We are tired of the civil war: Standing up for peace and democracy
Thinzar Shunlei Yi and Sut Seng HtoiCategory: NewsOpinionThis picture taken on May 11, 2018 shows internally displaced people in a church compound in Myitkyina after fleeing conflict between government...
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Myanmar’s need for a shared long-term vision
U Thant Myint-UCategory: NewsOpinionPHOTO - U Thant Myint-UU Thant Myint-U has called for a shared long-term vision for Myanmar.The historian, writer and conservationist was speaking on the 8 July at...
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Populism hurting Myanmar’s progress
Zhang Weiyu/Global TimesCategory: NewsOpinionMotorists riding down a road in Myanmar's administrative capital Naypyitaw. Photo: AFPThe National League for Democracy (NLD) of Myanmar led by Aung San Suu...
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OUT IN THE FIELD
Israeli Ambassador looks back on his tenure and Israel-Myanmar relationsMizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionPhoto: Thet Ko/MizzimaMizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint recently sat down with Israeli Ambassador...
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Thura U Shwe Mann talks about working for the country
Myo ThantCategory: NewsOpinionShwe Mann, Chairman of the Legal Affairs and Special Cases Assessment Commission of the Assembly of the Union. Photo: Hein Htet/EPAThura U Shwe Mann is currently chairman...
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Focus on BIMSTEC and the Bay of Bengal
Dr. Constantino XavierCategory: NewsOpinionFlashback - Last year's Parami Roundtable discussion on Myanmar and BIMSTEC in Yangon, 1 September, 2017. Photo: Thura/MizzimaWhile Myanmar has traditionally...
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Is NSCN-K leadership change Myanmar driven?
Subir BhaumikCategory: NewsOpinionNSCN-K. Photo: Burma LinkThe recent leadership change in the Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) has possibly been driven by a desire...
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Jailing of Reuters journalists ‘hammer-blow’ to Myanmar’s fragile press freedom
Benedict RogersCategory: NewsOpinionBenedict Rogers. Photo: FacebookA Myanmar court’s decision to jail two Reuters journalists for seven years a week ago represented a near-fatal hammer-blow to the...
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U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel discusses continuity and concerns as Myanmar...
Myo ThantCategory: NewsOpinionPhoto: MizzimaThere is little doubt that these are difficult times for Myanmar when it comes to international relations. US Ambassador Scot Marciel sat down with Mizzima...
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Beijing’s involvement in Myanmar peace does not amount to interference
Ge Hongliang/Global TimesCategory: NewsOpinionGeneral view of the third session of the 'Union Peace Conference - 21st century Panglong' in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 11 July 2018. Photo: Hein Htet/EPAUnited...
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