Op-ed

January 27, 2021
Sai Wansai — With the 26th announcement of electoral-list irregularities, followed by an appeal of January 20 by the Tatmadaw that the president,...
August 9, 2020
Sai Wansai — As expected the government refused to invite Arakan Army (AA) to the Union Peace Conference -21st Century Panglong, which will take...
Arakan Army. Screengrab from YouTube
April 22, 2020
Subir Bhaumik — In a strange rush to complete and operationalise the $484 million Kaladan Multimodal project, India risks getting sucked into what...
April 14, 2020
Sai Wansai — When UN Secretary-General on March 23 called a cease-fire for all global conflicts in order to effectively combat the coronavirus...
Photo: Thura/Mizzima
March 26, 2020
By Mizzima Editorial - Myanmar has a decision to make. Take what may seem drastic – and undoubtedly unpopular – measures in the face of a to date low...
Forest in Yedashe Township, Taungoo District, Myanmar. Photo: Myanmar REDD+ Programme
March 23, 2020
Thibaut Bara — Myanmar is the second country in the world most affected by climate change since the beginning of the 21st century. Deforestation rate...
February 26, 2020
Although tensions have remained part of life among the Muslim and Arakanese communities of Arakan State since inter-religious violence scarred the...
People queue outside a pharmacy as they won the lottery to buy protective masks, in Guangzhou, China, 13 February 2020. Photo: EPA
February 17, 2020
Upendranadh Choragudi — The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), a regional macroeconomic surveillance organization has forecasted the...
This photo taken from a boat on October 2, 2019 shows vessels docked at a port of a Chinese-owned oil refinery plant on Made Island off Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
February 15, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Myanmar in January this year resulted in the signing of multibillion-dollar infrastructure deals, including...
February 8, 2020
“Arakanese people want the Union government to give consideration to their voices before deciding to sign agreements for Chinese projects.” Chinese...
Judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague consider the case against Myanmar.
January 27, 2020
Sai Wansai — The much awaited International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on January 23 in The Hague, Netherlands, disappointed the Myanmar or Burma...
December 18, 2019
Facebook is popular because people can read and upload news in real time. And people love to use Facebook because they can read different kinds of...