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    Reflections of a first-time voter
    November 8, 2015in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Politics2by THIN LEI WIN
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    Reflections of a first-time voter

    Thin Lei Win reflects on her feelings of civic duty pride after voting for the very first time, after living abroad during the flawed 2010 election.

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    Trials of a first-time voter
    October 10, 2015in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Opinion, Politics2by THIN LEI WIN
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    Trials of a first-time voter

    Thin Lei Win was too young to vote in the 1990 election, and lived abroad during the 2010 failed ballot. Now back in Burma, she is eager to have her…

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    OPINION: What’s holding up Burma's nationwide ceasefire?
    August 12, 2015in Contributor, Lead Story, News, Opinion, Peace Process339by MAUNG ZARNI
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    OPINION: What’s holding up Burma's nationwide ceasefire?

    With good reason, ethnic delegates view Burma’s authorities as locked in an internally colonial mindset vis-à-vis minorities, says analyst Maung Zarni.

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    OPINION: Rights not rhetoric needed for reform in Burma
    August 8, 2015in Analysis, Contributor, Human Rights, Lead Story, News, Politics28by Khin Ohmar
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    OPINION: Rights not rhetoric needed for reform in Burma

    Writing for DVB for the 27th anniversary of the 8-8-88 uprising, rights activist Khin Ohmar assesses whether Burma has really reformed.

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    OPINION: Election will be neither historic nor consequential
    July 26, 2015in 2015 Elections, Contributor, Lead Story, News, Opinion, Politics269by MAUNG ZARNI
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    OPINION: Election will be neither historic nor consequential

    The November polls will change nothing; the military will stay in charge, says Burmese dissident Maung Zarni.

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