Op-ed

Women and children were the hardest hit by the often intense fighting between the Arakan Army and the Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) from late 2018...
Sai Wansai - Following the February 1 military coup overthrowing the elected National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government, the anti-military...
Sai Wansai — With the 26th announcement of electoral-list irregularities, followed by an appeal of January 20 by the Tatmadaw that the president,...
Sai Wansai — As expected the government refused to invite Arakan Army (AA) to the Union Peace Conference -21st Century Panglong, which will take...
Arakan Army. Screengrab from YouTube
2020-04-22
Subir Bhaumik — In a strange rush to complete and operationalise the $484 million Kaladan Multimodal project, India risks getting sucked into what...
Sai Wansai — When UN Secretary-General on March 23 called a cease-fire for all global conflicts in order to effectively combat the coronavirus...
Photo: Thura/Mizzima
2020-03-26
By Mizzima Editorial - Myanmar has a decision to make. Take what may seem drastic – and undoubtedly unpopular – measures in the face of a to date low...
Forest in Yedashe Township, Taungoo District, Myanmar. Photo: Myanmar REDD+ Programme
2020-03-23
Thibaut Bara — Myanmar is the second country in the world most affected by climate change since the beginning of the 21st century. Deforestation rate...
Although tensions have remained part of life among the Muslim and Arakanese communities of Arakan State since inter-religious violence scarred the...
People queue outside a pharmacy as they won the lottery to buy protective masks, in Guangzhou, China, 13 February 2020. Photo: EPA
2020-02-17
Upendranadh Choragudi — The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), a regional macroeconomic surveillance organization has forecasted the...
This photo taken from a boat on October 2, 2019 shows vessels docked at a port of a Chinese-owned oil refinery plant on Made Island off Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
2020-02-15
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Myanmar in January this year resulted in the signing of multibillion-dollar infrastructure deals, including...
“Arakanese people want the Union government to give consideration to their voices before deciding to sign agreements for Chinese projects.” Chinese...

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