Interview

March 9, 2017
Newly appointed Mon State Chief Minister U Aye Zan scored his first major political victory in the 1990 election, when he was elected as a National...
AMDP candidate Nai Win Htut competing for Chaungzone Township’s Pyithu Hluttaw (Photo: MNA)
January 18, 2017
“First priority is to aid development for farmers. I want to develop the technical sector, particularly irrigation for farmers… Second is to...
MNP Candidate Nai Sein Mya Maung (Photo: MNA)
January 11, 2017
Born in Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, Nai Sein Mya Maung, an executive member of the Mon National Party (MNP) and legal affairs chief, is to...
Phil Robertson Deputy Director, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch. Photo: HRW
November 4, 2016
In light of the release of the report, ‘The Farmer Becomes the Criminal’: Land Confiscation in Burma’s Karen State,” Mizzima talked to Phil Robertson...
September 16, 2016
Burma’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism recently announced that it plans to turn the compound of Yawnghwe Palace into a marketplace.
UK Minister Rory Stewart. Photo: GOV.UK
August 29, 2016
Visiting UK Minister Rory Stewart has expressed his optimism over Myanmar’s future and called for patience as the Myanmar government attempts to deal...
Prof. Jayati Ghosh. Photo: UCL/Youtube
August 25, 2016
Leading Indian economists Prof. Jayati Ghosh and Prof. C P Chandrasekhar of Jawaharlal Nehru University are visiting Myanmar to interact with Myanmar...
August 13, 2016
U Aung Htoo is the principal of Federal Law Academy situated in Mai Ja Yang Town, a controlled area of Kachin Independent Organization, in Kachin...
EU Ambassador Roland Kobia, left, discusses the EU-Myanmar programme with Mizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint, right. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
July 26, 2016
European Union Ambassador Roland Kobia is upbeat about prospects of stepped up engagement between the EU and Myanmar following the new Myanmar...
Japan’s Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Tateshi Higuchi. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
June 10, 2016
In a wide-ranging interview, Japan’s Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Tateshi Higuchi discussed bilateral relations, the peace process, and the challenges of...
May 26, 2016
<p>Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma&rsquo;s State Counsellor and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), has pledged to hold a national...
Ambassador of Norway to Myanmar Ms Ann Ollestad. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
May 23, 2016
Norway has a long history of promoting political reform in Myanmar. In the following interview, Ambassador to Norway Ms Ann Ollestad, the only woman...