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Current women’s political affairs in Myanmar parliaments
Shwe Shwe Sein LattCategory: NewsOpinionDaw Shwe Shwe Sein Latt, Member of Parliament, Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House), Constituency N0.3, Bago Region (Daik-U, Waw, Shwe Kyin Townships). Photo: Min...
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One year on: what do Myanmar’s people think of Suu Kyi?
AFPCategory: NewsOpinionMyanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi is getting mixed reviews at her government's one-year mark. Photo: Min Min/MizzimaOne year after Aung San Suu Kyi's National League...
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Committed to Myanmar
Ben DunantCategory: NewsOpinionFormer Canadian ambassador Mark McDowell is currently the Head of International IDEA's Myanmar Office. Photo: MizzimaMark McDowell was a career diplomat for 20 years with...
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Vicky Bowman, the diplomat who caught the Burma bug
Ben DunantCategory: NewsOpinionAs a British diplomat fresh in the country in 1990, Vicky Bowman dove enthusiastically into Burmese culture, mastering the language and making friends among the...
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Bracing for impact
A conversation with U Hla Maung Thein, Acting Director General of Environmental Conservation DepartmentJessica MuddittCategory: NewsOpinionA boy carries buckets to collect drinking water at Sapa...
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China’s support crucial to NLD governance
Bi Shihong/Global TimesCategory: NewsOpinionPhoto: Myanmar President OfficeMyanmar President U Htin Kyaw arrived in China for his state visit last week, his first Beijing trip since assuming office....
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Will ‘Mother of All Bombs’ scare North Korea?
Global Times editorialCategory: NewsOpinion(FILE) A handout photo made available by the US Department of Defense (DoD) shows a GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb being prepared for testing...
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Gap between Suu Kyi and West expands
Ge Hongliang/Global TimesCategory: NewsOpinionMyanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at the last day of the Myanmar traditional Thingyan water festival in Naypyitaw on 16 April 2017. Photo: Min...
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New mechanism needed to free Myanmar’s political prisoners
Mark FarmanerCategory: NewsOpinionNLD senior leader Win Tin. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPAHistory was made this Thingyan New Year, but it largely went unnoticed. For the first time in decades a prisoner...
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China’s help crucial to Myanmar’s reform
Ge Hongliang/Global TimesCategory: NewsOpinion(File) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing,...
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US Ambassador discusses Myanmar for World Press Freedom Day
MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionPhoto: Hong Sar/MizzimaMizzima sat down with US Ambassador Scot Marciel this week to discuss the US position on media freedom in Myanmar and around the world ahead of World...
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The European Union: Turning Crisis into Opportunity
Roland KobiaCategory: NewsOpinionEU Ambassador Roland Kobia. Photo: Hong Sar/MizzimaEvery year on the 9th of May, the EU celebrates what is now the longest period of peace in European history, i.e....
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Turning the page in Myanmar-China Relations
MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionPhoto: MizzimaMyanmar and Chinese delegates are currently meeting for the 1st Myanmar-China Think Tank Dialogue in Dehong, China. The following is the presentation given by...
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China, Myanmar must cooperate to overcome challenges on Belt and Road
Song Qingrun/Global TimesCategory: NewsOpinionThe Road to Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MizzimaChina's Belt and Road initiative conforms to the interests of both Beijing and Nay Pyi Taw. While China wants...
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Globalisation through connectivity – The Chinese Way!
Choragudi UpendranadhCategory: NewsOpinionUpendranadh Choragudi, project manager with ActionAid Myanmar, Photo: ActionAidThe convening power of china as an emerging power-house and leader of the...
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Myanmar’s national reconciliation takes a step forward
Liu Jianxi Source/Global TimesCategory: NewsOpinion(FILES) Soldiers from the United Wa State Army patrol a near deserted street of Nandeng in the Wa region of Myanmar on September 3, 2009. Photo:...
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Second Panglong conference sees significant breakthroughs
Song Qingrun/Global TimesCategory: NewsOpinionMyanmar's Foreign Minister and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during the closing ceremony of the second session of the 'Union Peace Conference -...
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After withdrawal from the UNFC, the KIO seeks to re-position itself
The KIO has constantly attempted to take a major role in the ethnic peace process, but where will an alliance with the UWSA lead?Joe KumbunCategory: NewsOpinionArmed rebels belonging to the Kachin...
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The Bilu Kyun Bridge controversy
Mark InkeyCategory: NewsOpinionBogyoke Aung San Bridge (Bilu Kyun Island). Photo: Ministry of ConstructionOutrage and protests that a new bridge in Mon State will be named after General Aung San...
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Harn Yawnghwe’s problem in getting a visa for Myanmar may be solved
MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionHarn Yanghwe, Director of EBO Myanmar.Controversy recently surrounded what appeared to be a block on Harn Yawnghwe, founder of the Euro-Burma Organization, from entering...
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