Coup Shatters Myanmar Military s Dalliance With Democracy By Sophie Deviller with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong
on February 03 2021 12:24 PM
This week s coup in Myanmar risks resurrecting the troubled nation s international pariah status and destroys a civilian power-sharing agreement where the generals still maintained huge control, leaving many wondering why the military took such a drastic step now.
The sight of soldiers with rifles back on the streets of Naypyidaw and democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi spirited back into detention has conjured up memories of Myanmar s darkest days during 49 years of junta rule.
After a 10-year experiment with moving towards a more democratic system, the generals are back in charge, sparking a chorus of international condemnation and the threat of renewed sanctions.
Biden Administration Should Tread Carefully on Myanmar’s Rights Issues: Observers
Then US Vice President Joe Biden and Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meet in Washington in September 2016. / State Counselor’s Office
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By Nyein Nyein 27 January 2021
US foreign policy under new President Joseph Biden will be centered on promoting democracy and human rights around the world, Antony Blinken, the administration’s nominee for secretary of state, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing in Washington on Jan. 19. Unlike Republican President Donald Trump, the new Democratic administration is likely to make human rights its top priority in dealing with Myanmar.
Myanmar, Japan to Invest $30.4m in Stock Exchange JV Myanmar and Japan’s Daiwa Securities Group will invest K30 billion ($30.43 million) in a joint venture stock exchange project in Yangon, U Maung Maung Thein, deputy minister for finance, said.
Myanmar government will hold 51 percent stake in the JV while Daiwa will hold the rest.
The minister said a total of 105 public companies are under scrutiny for listing on the stock exchange, scheduled to come up in October 2015.
China’s CPI Asks Myanmar to Honour Hydropower Project China’s China Power Investment Company (CPI) has urged the Myanmar government to honour the halted contract for the construction of a hydropower project on the Ayeyarwady river signed with the former Myanmar government, a senior CPI official said.
The Most Popular Stories of 2020
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By The Irrawaddy 30 December 2020
YANGON As 2020 draws to a close, The Irrawaddy takes a step back and presents a compilation of the year’s most noteworthy stories as chosen by you, our readers. The following articles were the most read among the many features, commentaries, analyses, interviews and lifestyle pieces we published throughout 2020. The topics are diverse, but our readers’ attention was dominated by two issues: COVID-19 and the election. You also showed a strong interest in our take on Chinese investment in its various forms, from the huge BRI scheme to a shady gambling hub in Karen State. The broader, and related, topics of Myanmar’s relations with the two rival giants on its borders, India and China, were of consistent interest. And while the pandemic forced us to scale back our usually lively art and restaurant coverage, readers’ curiosity was aroused by profiles of an artist who turned his attention to the f
2020-12-24 03:05:50 GMT2020-12-24 11:05:50(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
YANGON, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) The peace process in Myanmar is expected to move forward in 2021 after the general elections held in November this year gave the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party a new mandate to rule the country.
The quinquennial general elections were held across Myanmar on Nov. 8 and the ruling NLD secured more than enough parliamentary seats needed for its next five-year term.
This year s multi-party general elections were the third of its kind held in accordance with Constitution. The next parliamentary session is scheduled to open in the first week of February 2021.