Also this week, Cambodia’s PM jumped the gun, diplomats snubbed the junta foreign minister, a loyal officer was promoted and a flag relay was held amid a COVID surge.
Union Minister for Foreign Affairs briefs diplomats and UN Resident Representatives in Yangon on current political situation in Myanmar elevenmyanmar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from elevenmyanmar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Min Aung Hlaing’s regime is enabled by a handpicked crew of opportunists comprising failed politicians, self-serving advisers and monks corrupted by proximity to power.
US Citizen Among the Advisers to Myanmar Military Regime Despite Sanctions Imposed by US
Dr. Salai Ngun Cung Lian in 2020. / The Irrawaddy
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By Nyein Nyein 20 February 2021
Myanmar’s military regime formed an advisory board to its State Administrative Council (SAC) on Thursday, and one of its seven members is a United States citizen, despite the fact that the US has imposed sanctions on coup leaders.
Dr. Salai (Andrew) Ngun Cung Lian, a United States citizen, is former legal counsel for the defunct Myanmar Peace Center and Rakhine State Inquiry Commission under the President U Thein Sein administration from 2012 to 2015.
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