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The aerial view of Upper Paunglaung hydroelectric power project in Nay Pyi Taw council area, Pyinmana township. Photo: Ministry of Electric Power
February 10, 2020
Myitsone Dam project is well known for its controversial impact on Myanmar’s political landscape, as it involves on and off pressure from China to...
February 9, 2020
Kayah Hteh — If you travel to Daw Khuli, Lawplyar Leh, and Daw Po Shay Village located within Kay Lyar Village-tract, you may think it is not that...
February 9, 2020
Maw Oo Myar — When seeing a group of school-age children cleaning the compound; some holding hoe while some holding sword, they are actually...
Bangkok Post | Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a road during the Lunar New Year of the Rat public holiday in Hong Kong on Jan 27 as a preventative measure following the coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
February 6, 2020
Sai Wansai — When novel coronavirus exploded with a vengeance in China’s Wuhan, Hubei Province, the first worry for the people of Burma or Myanmar is...
February 4, 2020
By Sai Wansai - Even though coronavirus epidemic has been making the headlines and doesn’t seem to become a yesterday news anytime soon, having a...
Soldiers seen at the 72nd Anniversary of Independence Day (Photo - Toe Myat)
January 28, 2020
In countries where strains of chauvinism and nationalism are strong, there is a higher likelihood of internal conflict and the propensity for...
January 27, 2020
The bi-annual report from the World Bank, Myanmar Economic Monitor (MEM), covering the period July-Dec 2019, was released on the 15th Jan 2020...
January 16, 2020
With Chinese President Xi Jinping poised to visit Myanmar this week, questions surround what will be discussed in the closed-door sessions with...
A man rides his bike across a road carrying toys to sell in Myanmar's city of Naypyidaw. Photo: EPA
January 15, 2020
Upendranadh Choragudi — As a global multilateral development finance institution, the World Bank (WB) Group has a significant sphere of influence...
January 14, 2020
Justice is not always provided to people and people are too often oppressed by their rulers. This is how Nai HongSar, the current Chair of the New...
1949 Suppression of prostitution act: The root of discrimination and exploitation
December 22, 2019
Myanmar’s 70-year-old antiquated prostitution law has been desperately called for amendment from sex worker community and NGOs. Under the law, woman...
December 16, 2019
The three-day International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing from December 10 to 12 – in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the...