The ruling party may be able to chip away at the military's proxies and business interests. But tinkering with its constitutional privileges may prove a step too far.
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NLD Must Address Local Governments’ Woeful Performances
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The public has endured three years of incompetence and lack of accountability from their state and regional leaders.
Urgent Political Action Needed to Solve Rakhine’s Problems
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Declaring a state of emergency or inserting more troops will not solve the root causes of the conflict.
N. Shan Residents Live in Fear as Rights, Security Situation Deteriorates
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Trust between ethnic groups is breaking down, monasteries have become IPD camps and people are being forced to join ethnic armies.
With Only One Side Listening, Dialogue on Charter Was Never an Option
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The NLD had no choice but to force the military to engage with constitutional reform in Parliament
Infographic: China’s Plantation Greed
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A closer look at the facts and figures behind expanding China-owned tissue culture banana plantations causing havoc for locals and lawmakers in Kachin State.
An Open Letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Women's Day
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If we want #BalanceforBetter in the peace process, then let’s amplify powerful female voices, give them a platform, a seat at the table. All of Myanmar will benefit.
Myanmar Govt, Military Use U.N. Opium Report to Slur Enemies, Shield Allies
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The government and military have been blaming Myanmar's drug trade on their most hated enemies for a long time. The UNODC should get wise to the ruse or continue to be their tool.
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Public Needs Reassuring Over BRI-Related New Yangon City Project
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The state-level steering committee must answer questions on the Chinese contractor’s qualifications, eventual ownership of the huge project and many other issues.
For U Shwe Mann, Enemies Lurk Everywhere
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Estranged from his former Army colleagues, and with his partnership with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi showing signs of strain, the retired general seems to be out in the cold.
Chinese Firm Involved in New Yangon City Has Long List of Controversies Abroad
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Formerly sanctioned by the World Bank, China Communications Construction Company is accused of corruption, bribery, environmental degradation and causing public unrest abroad.
Identity Politics and Myanmar's Democratic Transition
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American political scientist Francis Fukuyama said in an interview that the rise of identity politics was "an unhealthy situation for democracy to be in when people line themselves
USDP Finds It’s Not Easy Shedding Its Reputation as ‘Party of Thieves’
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Three ex-regional chief ministers of Myanmar’s former ruling party who were found to have plundered development funds are still party members.
Military Vows to Remain in Politics as Long as EAOs Exist
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A press conference on Saturday heard the military saying they would step back from politics when there are no ethnic armed groups and the country is in peace.
NLD Must Address Local Governments’ Woeful Performances
With Only One Side Listening, Dialogue on Charter Was Never an Option
Myanmar Govt, Military Use U.N. Opium Report to Slur Enemies, Shield Allies
Public Needs Reassuring Over BRI-Related New Yangon City Project
An Open Letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Women's Day
Gov’t Losing Its Way on National Reconciliation
Identity Politics and Myanmar's Democratic Transition
The Fortunate Failure of 'Voluntary Repatriation' For Rohingya Refugees