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In the Driver’s Seat: Seoul’s Peace Initiative Pays Off

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By Lee Sang-hwa 

To resolve the nuclear conundrum on the Korean peninsula, strong support from the international community as a whole is needed.

Rohingya Arrests in India Raise Fears Among Diaspora

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By Bidhayak Das

The recent arrests of eight Rohingya near the Myanmar border suspected of human trafficking are a reminder that those who have fled Rakhine State remain far from safe.

Of Health Care and Management Malpractice

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By Ye Min Zaw

The backlash to the health minister's recent remarks are a wakeup call to talk openly and honestly about the health care system's challenges and root problems.

Placing Spotlights Casts Shadows

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By Alice Dawkins

Alice Dawkins argues that foreign lawyers should not overshadow the work of Myanmar's activist lawyers.

For India, Security Trumps Human Rights Concerns When it Comes to Myanmar

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By Bidhayak Das

As world turns a cold shoulder to Tatmadaw, New Delhi expands plans to help train and supply neighbor’s army.

Villagers Flee as Specter of War Returns to Northern Karen State

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By Hsa Moo & Brennan O'Connor

Hopes for peace dim as Tatmadaw deploys large force in Lu Thaw Township, threatening fragile ceasefire.

Can A New President Pull Myanmar Out of the Quagmire of Conflict?

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By Joe Kumbun

Ending the fighting between the Tatmadaw and ethnic armed groups should be U Win Myint’s top priority.

For India, a Myanmar Policy Minus its Northeast is Incomplete

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By Bidhayak Das

It is time that policymakers in New Delhi recognize their northeastern states as genuine partners in India's Act East Asia plan — both for the states' sake and the country's.

Violence Against Women and Girls Still a Global Problem

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By Peter Lysholt Hansen

Local campaigns like ‘Press for Progress’ and ‘It’s Not OK’ deserve our support.

‘Rowdy monks’ or a Crisis of Monastic Authority?

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By Matthew J Walton

Matthew J Walton looks at Ma Ba Tha’s persistence in the light of criticisms of Myanmar’s monastic authorities.

International Community Fails to See Myanmar for What It Is

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By Ye Min Zaw

Stereotyping the views of the country’s Buddhist community only weakens progressive efforts at reform and strengthens the nationalists’ cause.

The UNFC: Reasons Behind Signing and Not Signing the NCA

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By Joe Kumbun

With the majority of members having signed the ceasefire agreement, the UNFC may dissolve and be consigned to a relic of history.

Federalism and State Formation in Myanmar

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By Dulyapak Preecharush

The collision between federalization and unification has become the classic characteristic of Myanmar's modern politics.

People’s Outcries Must Be Heeded, Not Neglected

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By Joe Kumbun

The govt and the Tatmadaw should heed the outcries of displaced people and show the courage and magnanimity to accept their demands and respond suitably.

New KIO Chair Preaches Unity, Dialogue to Settle Civil War

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By Dan Seng Lawn

General N’Ban La said the country has evaded peace because stakeholders have been chasing the desirable instead of the possible.