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Justice in Burma: Wounds on the wall
Veronica Collins argues that a museum run by former political prisoners showcases the lasting impact of state brutality on Burmese society.
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Analysis Contributor Lead Story Women's Issues
Reclaiming the narrative on women in Burma
As ongoing violence in Burma continues to forcibly displace thousands of people, women are too often being represented as victims within the narrative of conflict.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story Politics
How the NLD keeps its lawmakers under control
Renaud Egreteau argues that potential dissidents within the National League for Democracy are unlikely to gain influence in the near term.
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Analysis Contributor Lead Story Women's Issues
Women’s equal participation matters for everybody
On this year’s Nordic Day, the diplomatic missions of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are highlighting their countries’ strong and continued commitment to gender equality — domestically, in Burma and beyond.
Analysis Arakan Contributor Lead Story Rohingya
The EU has failed the Rohingya, but it’s not too late to act
It’s difficult to read the accounts of alleged human rights violations by the Burmese military against Rohingya Muslims of Arakan State, but those who fled to Bangladesh are describing what has happened because they want help. They want the world to act.
Analysis Contributor Human Rights Lead Story News
Human rights ‘a cornerstone of Swedish foreign policy’
Protecting and promoting human rights is a cornerstone of Swedish foreign policy and forms a central part of its engagement in Myanmar, the country’s ambassador-at-large for human rights writes.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story Opinion
Transparency lacking, visa blacklist continues to bar rights advocates
A visa blacklist still bars hundreds of people from entering Burma. The government must be more transparent about the roster and its justification, Burma Campaign UK’s Mark Farmaner writes.
Analysis Contributor Ethnic issues Lead Story
Ethnic communities protest dams risking lives, cultures and environments
Ethnic communities across Burma are raising their voices to strongly oppose plans by the Burma government and the global hydropower industry to build large dams that threaten to destroy their lives and livelihoods.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story Opinion
Rethinking Burma’s waterways through Foucault’s biopolitics
Perspectives on Burma’s waterways have been polarised into two competing positions: focusing on developing its vast hydropower potential and advocating for local communities’ needs and concerns.
Analysis Contributor Ethnic issues Lead Story Opinion
On marriage equality and the state of Burma’s Union
With last week’s Union Day commemorations, some thoughts on the state of Burma’s quest for national reconciliation and an end to decades of civil war.
Analysis Contributor Human Rights Lead Story Opinion
In NLD era, why do political prisoners remain?
Nearly a year since the NLD formed a government, prisoners of conscience remain, and people are still being targeted for peaceful political activities.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story
Diverse perceptions of the Irrawaddy River Valley among its inhabitants
For centuries, the Irrawaddy River has served as Burma’s main riverine artery, but what does the future hold for this important waterway?
Analysis ASEAN Contributor International Relations Lead Story
ASEAN lacks plan to halt violent extremism
Last year was one of rising terrorist activity for Southeast Asia, and 2017 could bring more of the same if steps are not taken to enhance counter-terrorism measures in the region.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story
U Ko Ni: A legacy to be continued
Many worthy tributes have already been paid to the late U Ko Ni in the days since he was tragically taken away from us. Much more remains to be said, and done.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story
Hydro workshops, assessment not a green light for development
The ongoing Strategic Environmental Assessment of the hydropower sector in Myanmar does not determine the fate of planned or future hydropower projects and rather is a tool for decision-makers to be better informed of countrywide environmental and social risks.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion
‘Groupism’ and sectarian violence in Arakan
By not seeing ethnic groups like the Rohingya or the Rakhine as unitary collective actors, we are better able to avoid the trap of attributing collective responsibility.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion
Burma still has work to do to end doubts about WMD ambitions
Burma is moving in the right direction, but until it fulfills all its international commitments on WMDs, doubts will remain.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion
SEZ managers must be versed in rights
In August, Burma’s newly elected government overhauled the senior figures heading the administrative framework for governing Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Union Vice-President Henry Van Thio replaces former president Thein Sein[…]
Analysis Contributor Health Lead Story Natural Disasters News Opinion
Spreading Burma’s spirit of compassion on World Humanitarian Day
It is little wonder that local humanitarian organisations and CSOs are such a central part of Burma’s social fabric given the country’s unparalleled culture of compassion and generosity in the face of suffering.
Analysis Contributor Human Trafficking Lead Story News Opinion Rohingya
Why the lull in human smuggling can’t last
Only a coordinated effort among the region’s countries will have a lasting impact on human trafficking in Southeast Asia.
Analysis Contributor Ethnic issues Lead Story Military News Opinion
How to build a bottom-up federal union
In a democracy, power sharing should flow upwards from the people, not downwards from the elite — and Burmese federalism should reflect this fact.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion
Myitsone and the failure of China’s ‘anti-ethno-politics’ approach
China’s refusal to acknowledge the ethno-political dimension of opposition to the Myitsone dam could mean that the project is doomed to failure.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion
Panglong II: What’s in it for Burma’s ethnic minorities?
Burma’s ethnic minorities need to think carefully about how to get the most out of Aung San Suu Kyi’s plans to revive the “Panglong Spirit”.
Contributor Lead Story News Opinion
The road to Dawei is paved with empty promises
Aung San Suu Kyi should think again if she believes that going ahead with the Dawei Special Economic Zone project is a good way to create jobs in Burma.
Contributor Kachin Lead Story News
Chinese ambassador’s Kachin visit sparks Myitsone protests
Kachin NGOs react to China’s perceived attempt to resurrect Myitsone dam project.
Analysis Contributor Ethnic issues Lead Story News Opinion
Peace in Suu Kyi’s time?
Burma’s new leader is vague about her plans to end decades of conflict, but some see new opportunities for peace under a democratically elected government.
Analysis Business Contributor Lead Story News
For investors, new perils in a more transparent Burma
Existing foreign investors may find their local partner facing closer scrutiny, while new investors have to consider how their potential partners attained their level of wealth.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion
Burma’s road to ‘liberal authoritarianism’
Deep divisions in Burmese society could make it difficult for the country to achieve real democracy.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion
Resolving ethnic issues is the key to unlocking US sanctions
The Obama administration’s policy is an indication of the importance of ethnic minority issues in US-Burma diplomatic relations. It also reflects the sentiment of the international community.
Learning the lessons of the first Panglong Conference
If Aung San Suu Kyi wants a “second Panglong conference” to succeed, her government will have to learn from the failures of the first.
