Quantcast
Channel: Opinion
Browsing all 188 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Trust is important in peace-building, says visiting Finland Foreign Minister

MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionFinland Foreign Minister Mr Timo Soini. Photo: Thet Ko/MizzimaIn the following exclusive interview, Mizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint talks with visiting Finland Foreign...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

‘ASEAN Member States stand ready to help’ on Rakhine crisis: Singapore FM

MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionSingapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. Photo: EPAMizzima correspondent Hong Sar met with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and asked him his view...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Mizzima calls for the release of two journalists

Mizzima EditorialCategory: NewsOpinionWa Lone (left) and Kyaw Soe Oo. Photo: FacebookMizzima Media Group is calling for the immediate release of two Reuters news agency journalists who were arrested...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Why China’s plan helps solve Rohingya crisis

Song Qingrun for Global TimesCategory: NewsOpinionMyanmar soldiers walk in Chain Khar Li Rakhine ethnic village, an area close to fighting at Rathedaung township of northern Rakhine State, western...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Joint Peace Fund interim director says year 2018 ‘very important for the...

MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionMr Nigel Roberts, Interim Director of the Technical Secretariat of the Joint Peace Fund. Photo: Thet Ko for MizzimaMizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint sat down with Mr Nigel...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

US Ambassador discusses Myanmar challenges including Rakhine, media freedom

MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionUS Ambassador Mr Scot Marciel. Photo: Thura/MizzimaUS Ambassador Mr Scot Marciel sat down with Mizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint this week for an exclusive interview to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

ASEAN-India: Shared Values, Common Destiny

Narendra ModiCategory: NewsOpinionIndian Prime minster Narendra Modi (R) with Myanmar's State counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, prior to a bilateral meeting on the sideline of the ASEAN - India Commemorative...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Administrative Justice will enhance the Rule of Just Law in Burma

Janelle SaffinCategory: NewsOpinionJanelle Saffin.Access to justice in general would be improved significantly if a complete administrative law system were to be put in place. However, there are some...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Women’s equal participation matters for everybody.

Category: NewsOpinionJournalists at work in the news room of of Myanmar Times weekly journal, Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPABy Mr Peter Lysholt Hansen, Ambassador of Denmark, Ms Riika Laatu,...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

UK High Court judge discusses complaints against media in Myanmar

MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionSir Michael Tugendhat. Photo: Franco-British Lawyers SocietyA visiting UK High Court judge has spoken to Mizzima about a judge’s role in dealing with complaints against the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Myanmar historian Thant Myint-U receives Indian Padma Shri award

MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionDr. Thant Myint-U. Photo: Hong Sar for MizzimaThant Myint-U author and founder and chairman of the Yangon Heritage Trust has won one India’s prestigious Padma Shri Award....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Indian Ambassador discusses the Act East Policy, India-Myanmar relations

MizzimaCategory: NewsOpinionIndian Ambassador Vikram Misri, left, talks to Mizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint, right. Photo: MizzimaAs India-Myanmar relations continue to improve, Mizzima Editor in...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

What will happen to citizenship verification amid the conflict?

Zeyar MawCategory: NewsOpinionImmigration officials preparing the National Verification Card at the Ngakhura processing camp for Rohingya Muslims in Maungdaw district, Myanmar's Rakhine state near the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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...

View Article
Browsing all 188 articles
Browse latest View live