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Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi returns to China
Leaders Should Discuss Refugees, Imprisoned Nobel LaureateSophie RichardsonCategory: NewsOpinionMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) hands over flowers to her assistant as she arrives at...
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Myanmar’s Mirror
Myanmar: a new game changer in ASEAN-China tiesKavi ChongkittavornCategory: NewsOpinionNLD Chairperson/Facebook For State Councillor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, the upcoming visit to China...
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s Visit to Beijing: Recalibrating Myanmar’s China Policy
Yun SunCategory: NewsOpinionMyanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi meets with President Xi Jinping during her visit in Beijing in June, 2015. Photo: NLD Chairperson FacebookAung San Suu Kyi and her...
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‘Our society has a tendency to put more restrictions on women’
Ei Cherry AungCategory: NewsOpinionNaw Aye Aye Hlaing, of the NGO Women Can Do it, speaks about the importance of increasing women’s political roles in Myanmar. Photo: Ei Cherry Aung/Myanmar NowWomen’s...
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Corporate governance and its importance to Myanmar
Andre WheelerCategory: NewsOpinionAndre WheelerAs Myanmar re-joins the ASEAN markets and introduces its own Stock market, there will be increasing pressure on local Companies to adhere to good...
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Visiting UK Minister optimistic about Myanmar government’s progress
MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionUK Minister Rory Stewart. Photo: GOV.UKVisiting UK Minister Rory Stewart has expressed his optimism over Myanmar’s future and called for patience as the Myanmar government...
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Bill to prevent violence against women ‘includes marital rape’
Ei Cherry AungMyanmar NowCategory: NewsOpinionAye Thada Hla. Photo: Myanmar NowAye Thada Hla is a communications coordinator of the Gender Equality Network comprising more than 100 local and...
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Has Aung San Suu Kyi sold out the Dalai Lama?
Sai WansaiCategory: NewsOpinionHas Aung San Suu Kyi sold out her fellow Nobel Peace Laureate the Dalai Lama?It’s a stunning question. But it needs to be asked in light of the China-Myanmar Joint Press...
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Denmark works with the Myanmar government to promote labour reform
Aung ThuraCategory: NewsOpinionMyanmar is high on the list of priorities for Denmark when it comes to the labour market. This was the message from Danish Employment Minister Jorn Neergaard Larsen on...
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Why are the guns not silent? - Conflict in Kachin State continues despite...
Sai WansaiCategory: NewsOpinionA soldier from Kachin Independence Army (KIA) poses for a photo as his officer stands beside at the Laja Yang front line in Laiza, Kachin state. Photo: Nyein Chan...
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‘Please come to the Land of Buddha’
Indian government and tourism officials hope to see a large number of visitorsHong SarCategory: NewsOpinionPhoto: Hong Sar/MizzimaThe Indian government recently invited delegations of Buddhist monks...
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Is the peace process beginning to collapse?
Mizzima EditorialCategory: NewsOpinionKachin people hold placards reading 'For a more peaceful day, war is not the way.' and 'Stop civil war in Kachin State' during a protest held to show opposition to...
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US Ambassador discusses improved relations as news of sanctions removal...
MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionAmbassador of the United States to Myanmar Mr Scot Marciel. Photo: Thet Ko/MizzimaAmbassador of the United States to Myanmar Mr Scot Marciel is upbeat on the positive...
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The beating of war drums in Wa State
Raymond PagnuccoCategory: NewsOpinionPhoto: Raymond PagnuccoLast week Myanmar media and Facebook were ablaze with reports of clashes between the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and National Democratic...
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Ending conflict in Myanmar
Could military reorganisation be the answer?Joe KumbunCategory: NewsOpinionKIA soldiers. Photo: Min Min/MizzimaAs we move towards the end of the year, civil war continues to rage across the country...
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Human Rights Commission, its law and the people’s conscience
Aung Myo MinCategory: NewsOpinionHuman Rights Commission member U Zaw Win (right) seen at the Parliament in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Min Min/MizzimaOn October 6, the President’s Office issued a notice...
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ActionAid head says Myanmar ‘literally bristling with activism’
MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionMr Adriano Campolina, Chief Executive of the international development agency, Action Aid International, left, speaks with Mizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint, right. Photo:...
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Legal protections towards housemaids should be changed, says ILO
Ei Cherry AungMyanmar NowCategory: NewsOpinionILO representatives, Wai Hnin Po and Hkun Sa Mun Htoi, discuss the treatment of housemaids in Myanmar, many of whom are often children from poor families...
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‘Open season’ on land in Karen State, says HRW rep
MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionPhoto: Patrick Brown/PanosIn light of the release of the report, ‘The Farmer Becomes the Criminal’: Land Confiscation in Burma’s Karen State,” Mizzima talked to Phil...
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UK Minister supports the victims of sexual violence in Myanmar
Hong SarCategory: NewsOpinionUK Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Mrs Joyce Anelay. Photo: Hong Sar/MizzimaUK Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Mrs Joyce...
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