Kyaw Phyo Tha Archives - The Irrawaddy

Myanmar Military Chief Makes Life Awkward for Chinese Foreign Minister

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Analysis

Given Beijing’s support for the government—not to mention its views on democracy—did the senior general really expect Wang Yi to sympathize with his voter fraud claims?

Western Media Fail to Grasp Meaning of Myanmar Ruling Party’s Election Win

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Commentary

By Kyaw Phyo Tha

While insulting voters, Western media dismissed the NLD’s election win as a display of blind faith in Suu Kyi; the world’s understanding of Myanmar is the poorer for it.

Detained Political Party Boss Found to Breach Myanmar Anti-Money Laundering Law, Among Others

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Election 2020

By Kyaw Phyo Tha

The UDP could face dissolution, as its detained chairman and financial backer, Michael Kyaw Myint, had no legal source of income for the past six years, officials say.

12 October 2020 Myanmar State Counselor Declines to Prosecute Those Who Lied About Her on Facebook

27 September 2020 Years On, Family Still Demands Answers in Slain Japanese Journalist’s Death

19 September 2020 Why the Past Can’t Be Put to Rest

18 September 2020 Analysis: Myanmar Still Living with Legacy of 1988 Military Coup

7 August 2020 Nominee US Ambassador to Myanmar Hints at Need to Counter China’s Influence in Senate Testimony

29 July 2020 Myanmar’s Union Govt Splits Up Huge China-Backed New Yangon City Project

2 July 2020 Myanmar Military Faulted for Information Blackout on Massacre Prosecutions

1 July 2020 WHO Country Chief Urges Myanmar to Sustain ‘Amazing’ COVID-19 Response

27 May 2020 Apparently, Myanmar Govt’s COVID-19 Rules Don’t Apply to Yangon Chief Minister

26 May 2020 Myanmar Submits First Report to World Court on Provisional Measures to Protect Rohingya

7 May 2020 Generosity Comes Naturally to Myanmar People, but Don’t Take It for Granted

7 May 2020 COVID-19 Response ‘a Chance to Reimagine Myanmar’s Future’