Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgling democracy they helped install just five years ago.
‘We don’t matter’: Rohingya deprived of vote in Myanmar elections
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, who have taken shelter in Bangladesh, lament their exclusion from the polls.
‘Spreading like wildfire’: Facebook fights hate speech before Myanmar poll
One of two Muslims allowed to run for the ruling party in Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s general election on Sunday, Sithu Maung, worries fake news on Facebook could damage his chances.
Why Myanmar’s election is unlikely to herald major political reform or support transition to democracy
The constitutional change needed to further democratise Myanmar is impossible without the military’s consent, so achieving major political transformation through the election alone seems unlikely.
Melvyn Pun explains why he left a career at Goldman Sachs to head a family-owned investment business in Myanmar
Yoma Strategic recently took a controlling stake in mobile-based financial services provider Wave Maker, now also backed by Ant Financial …
Suu Kyi Set to Win Again Even as Myanmar’s Economic Dream Fades
When Myanmar began its transition to democracy from military rule in 2010, it came with grand aspirations to restore its long lost status as a vital player in the Asian economy. A decade later, with …
A crushed student movement and shrinking hope ahead of Myanmar’s election
Myanmar teacher Hnin grew up idolizing Aung San Suu Kyi, the one-time democracy icon who now leads her country. But when voters go to the polls on Sunday for the second general election since the end …
Fake news, hate speech hurting Myanmar’s political parties amid online campaigning | Video
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced political parties in Myanmar to take their campaigning online, but fake news and hate speech are hurting their efforts. Leong Wai Kit reports.
Myanmar government chides army chief for criticising election run-up
The Myanmar President Office hit back at the army chief on Wednesday for criticising the government’s handling of an upcoming general election, warning that his remarks risked creating fear and unrest …
Myanmar | FAO and the United Kingdom join forces to restore agriculture production and livelihoods
English News and Press Release on Myanmar about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic and more; published on 02 Nov 2020 by FAO …