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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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...
View ArticleThura 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...
View ArticleFocus 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...
View ArticleIs 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...
View ArticleJailing 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...
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleBeijing’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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