... Southeast Asia countries are eager to strengthen cooperation despite logistical and financial problems
In the second half of 2023, a series of publications came out in the media on how a number of nations in Southeast Asia—above all Thailand and Myanmar, but also Sri Lanka—took measures to lift any entry restrictions imposed on Russian citizens. In July 2023, Myanmar
allowed
30-day visa-free entries for those who plan to visit the country for tourist or business purposes. In October, Thailand ...
“Ninengan Mae”, a Burmese translation of the “Stateless” is a short and a brief book about the Rohingya refugees of Myanmar
“Ninengan Mae”, a Burmese translation of the “Stateless” is a short and a brief book about the Rohingya refugees of Myanmar. Also described by the United Nations as the most persecuted refugees in the world, Rohingya pronto became recognized ...
On April 13, 2021, the International Crisis Group (ICG) held an online discussion on the current situation in Myanmar in the aftermath of the February military coup
On April 13, 2021, the International Crisis Group (ICG) held an online discussion on the current situation in Myanmar in the aftermath of the February military coup.
The discussion focused on the ...
Right now Myanmar needs Russia as much as Russia needs Myanmar
On February 1, Myanmar’s population woke up in the midst of a coup. A state of emergency was declared through the military-owned Myawaddy TV. The de-facto leader Aung Saan Suu Kyi had been arrested,...
... help in resolving problems in their economic and social development the their people will have the time and energy to think about political regime, education, and freedom of speech, i.e. about the values that classical soft power broadcasts.
Fight for Myanmar
Aida Simoniya:
Why Have the Reforms in Myanmar Slowed Down?
China
has adhered to such a strategy since the early 2000s. This has been particularly obvious in its relations with Myanmar. Without attempting to appear more democratic than it was,...
Myanmar essentially has two centres of power
Serious changes are taking place in Myanmar. The military regime that had been in power since 1962 was replaced with a civil government.
During the first years of its independence, Myanmar played an active ...
The formal
opening sitting
of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar’s parliament took place on February 1, 2016. It was attended by foreign diplomats and hundreds of journalists from both domestic and foreign media. The new parliament was convened after the opposition party, the National League for Democracy ...
On Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to China
On June 11, 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar’s opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) began a five-day visit to China. After being released from house arrest over four years ago, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner has visited many countries in North America, Europe and ...
After three years of the international community’s euphoria and enthusiasm about the political reforms in Myanmar, since mid 2014 there has been talk of them slowing down and even of backsliding on democratization in the country.
Ms. Yanghee Lee, the recently appointed new UN Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Myanmar, has prepared a report on ...
The Burmese “Perestroika”: Judgment of a Layman
It is entirely possible that the crucial events of 2012 in the Pacific Rim will be the processes going on in Myanmar (former Burma) and around it. The military who came to power as a result of 1988 events (the former “socialism-oriented” regime of U Ne Win brought the country on the brink of a collapse which resulted in an uprising) are quitting the stage ...