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18 Mar 2022

Conflict, Peace & Security

Myanmar’s Quest for a Federal and Democratic Future: Considerations, Constraints and Compromises

Political stakeholders tend to view the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) as key towards achieving a parallel governance system in the medium term, and as part of a solid foundation for a long-term federal democratic solution to Myanmar’s problems.

31 Aug 2021

China Studies

The 100-year-old Chinese Communist Party and the Unstable Party System of Myanmar Politics

(This article is a translation of the Burmese language version that ISP-Myanmar posted on its Facebook page on July 7, 2021.) Founded in 1921, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) celebrated its centenary in July 2021. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1992, there were speculations that the Chinese Communist Party would soon follow suit, but […]

26 Feb 2019

Conflict, Peace & Security

Evolving Preference and Strategy of Tatmadaw Regarding Peace Process in Myanmar

ISP-Myanmar’s briefing paper __ December 2018.

26 Feb 2019

Other

Security integration efforts in Myanmar (1945-2010): A historical overview

ISP-Myanmar’s briefing paper __ December 2018.

8 Jun 2018

Trust, Coordination and Accountability: strengthening civil society’s pivotal role in Myanmar

News coverage from The Joint Peace Fund Website (08 JUNE 2018) “Who does Civil Society represent and Why Should We care?” This was the question asked earlier this week at a forum in Yangon looking at the role of civil society. In all aspects of Myanmar’s transition towards democracy, including in the peace process, civil […]

28 Feb 2018

China Studies

China’s Multi-layered Engagement Strategy and Myanmar’s Realities: The Best Fit for Beijing Policy Preferences – Report

The Institute for Strategy and Policy – Myanmar’s new report “China’s Multi-layered Engagement Strategy and Myanmar’s Realities: The Best Fit for Beijing Policy Preferences.” This report identifies China’s preferences toward Myanmar by exploring the various patterns of China’s recent engagement with diverse stakeholders from Myanmar. (Full report) available at Amazon Kindle Store.

5 Jan 2018

Other

NLD government to face tougher challenges in 2018

This article, written by Ei Ei Toe Lwin, appears in print on the Myanmar Times in January 4, 2018. Among the many countries struggling for democracy, some succeed, some fail, while others slide back after a few measures of success. Myanmar is one of these countries, which recently gained democracy through peaceful reforms and elections […]

20 Sep 2017

Other

Aung San Suu Kyi, a Much-Changed Icon, Evades Rohingya Accusations

A version of this article appears in print on September 20, 2017, on Page A8 of the New York edition with the headline: Myanmar Leader, a Nobel Laureate, Defends Military From Rohingya Accusations. Aung San Suu Kyi, a Much-Changed Icon, Evades Rohingya Accusations By RICHARD C. PADDOCK and HANNAH BEECH NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Daw Aung […]

25 Jul 2017

Other

Lives on Loan – Report

Is Yangon is an exciting place, commercial hub of the country and former capital with a large urban population. While just 30 percent of the country’s people live in urban areas, a finding shows that urban poverty is (34.6 percent) of the population and which is higher than expected. Save the Children, in collaboration with […]

20 Jul 2017

China Studies

China Showers Myanmar With Attention, as Trump Looks Elsewhere

By JANE PERLEZ JULY 19, 2017 NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — When Myanmar’s leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, wanted to hold a peace conference to end her country’s long-burning insurgencies, a senior Chinese diplomat went to work. The official assembled scores of rebel leaders, many with longstanding connections to China, briefed them on the peace gathering […]

26 Jun 2017

Other

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Wishful Peace

YANGON — Early this month, just days after a round of major talks in the capital, Naypyidaw, fighting broke out between the armed forces and the ethnic Kachin Independence Army in the northern state of Kachin. Ahead of a clearing operation, the Myanmar military airdropped pamphlets ordering residents of Tanai township to leave and warned […]

20 Nov 2016

Political Economy

A panacea for the economy?

There’s been a broadly positive response to the new Myanmar Investment Law, which levels the playing field between domestic and foreign investors and seeks the accelerated development of targeted areas and economic sectors. THE LONG-AWAITED Myanmar Investment Law has received a generally positive response from the business community, which had been more critical of the […]

20 Nov 2016

Other

Analysis: Dealing With Defamation

RANGOON — After being detained, Eleven Media Group executives Than Htut Aung and Wai Phyo asked the government to abolish Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law under which they have been charged by the Rangoon divisional government. The two men made the statement to an applauding crowd at a police station in Tamwe Township on […]

20 Nov 2016

Human Rights Violations

Arrests of Eleven Media Group members of deep concern: Mizzima

Mizzima Media Group is deeply concerned about the arrest and charging of Dr Than Htut Aung, CEO of the Eleven Media Group, and Wai Phyo, chief editor of Eleven Media Group, this week under section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law. The two journalists have been charged under section 66(d) of the 2013 Telecommunications law by […]

20 Nov 2016

Other

Is The Lady listening? Aung San Suu Kyi accused of ignoring Myanmar’s Muslims

(CNN)Women wail in the background as the camera pans across the scene. “Oh brothers, look at this, look,” the narrator says, as he films the remnants of a burned house, bodies clearly visible sticking out of the mud and ash. The disturbing video is one of a handful that have emerged from northern Rakhine State, […]