With just over a week until Myanmar’s general election on November 8, the country is struggling with a myriad of controversies surrounding the vote while COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
Myanmar stands as unstable and fractious as ever, is Aung San Suu Kyi still committed to the ideals she had when she came to power?
Yangon Chief Minister’s apology over comments against the military illustrates how little progress has been made in creating a democratic Myanmar.
The National League for Democracy took half of the seats up for grabs at recent byelections, losing out to military and ethnic parties. It is a warning to Myanmar’s increasingly desperate Lady leader.
So-called Rohingya people in Rakhine State live in apartheid-like conditions. Young girls head to Malaysia to flee persecution and violence only for their future prospects to unravel at the hands of people traffickers.
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailWhile the wider world has focused on the issue of the displaced Rohingya people – a term which the majority Buddhist-Burmese population of Myanmar do…
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Loke Hoe Yeong Having taken on the all-powerful position of State Counsellor of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi faces the unenviable task of dealing…
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailAung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), appears to have conceded their hopes for her to be Myanmar’s next…
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailMost are familiar with the reason that Aung San Suu Kyi cannot be president of Myanmar. The current constitution of the country bars anyone with…