In Depth

Can 'a big push' accelerate reforms?

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Masahiko Tanaka) — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:41:57 +0630

JICA representative Tanaka Masahiko on investment and Myanmar's economic prospects.

Cronies, connections and grabbing hands

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Dr Min Thu Maung) — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:46:02 +0630

Dr Min Thu Maung on 'cronyism', and what it means in modern Myanmar.

Questions over China’s role after delay in talks

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Ei Ei Toe Lwin and Tim McLaughlin) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:02:59 +0630

The Chinese government’s refusal to allow international observers at Kachin peace talks has delayed the latest round of negotiations.

Life in the dumps

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Nyein Ei Ei Htwe) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:22:24 +0630

A look at life as a Myanmar refugee in the rubbish dumps outside the Thai border town of Mae Sot.

After bloodshed, attempting to peer behind the curtain

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Kyaw Hsu Mon) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:34:53 +0630

What is the root cause of the Meiktila riots? That’s the question that has occupied many people over the past week.

‘Outsiders’ leave financial, emotional scars in Minhla

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Nan Tin Htwe) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:29:16 +0630

It was March 29 in Minhla, Bago Region, around 1pm. It was sunny and there few people in the streets. This was no ordinary day though: the roads were lined with destroyed shops, houses and a mosque.

Foreign investments capped at 80 percent

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Soe Than Lynn) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:06:28 +0630

The Hluttaw has taken the advice of the upper house in restricting foreign investment.

Forest land to be returned to communities: minister

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Ei Ei Toe Lwin) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:51:52 +0630

Villagers and farmers who live and work in government-designated protected land will soon get the chance to assume ownership, the government says.

Finding common ground in Rakhine, via Canberra

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Thomas Kean) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:32:30 +0630

I recently had the good fortune to not only attend but also take part in the latest Myanmar/Burma Update conference at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Trademarks in the spotlight as brands arrive

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Tim McLaughlin) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:29:33 +0630

The grainy photo appeared on the Burmese Memes Facebook page on January 24.