Yola Verbruggen
The Myanmar Times
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Pat Ja San: A controversial mission
A Group of sickle-wielding vigilantes made its way through Myanmar’s northern Kachin State in January and February, clearing poppy fields nearly ready to be harvested in a quest to end production of the illicit drug. The mission turned farmers whose livelihoods were being cut down into angry and, at times, armed adversaries. → Read More
Climate change could cause 4450 deaths in Myanmar
Researchers have predicted that climate change will have such severe impact on food production that it could lead to 4450 deaths in Myanmar by 2050. The expected toll puts the country at the 10th-worst spot out of 155 nations in terms of deaths per capita. → Read More
Religious leaders take stand on violence against women
Religious leaders from four major faiths in Myanmar called for an end to violence and discrimination against women during an International Women’s Day debate in Yangon over the weekend. → Read More
Questions for rights body as NLD prepares to take office
In what many have hailed as a new dawn in terms of respect for human rights in Myanmar with the coming to power of a National League for Democracy government, some activists are questioning how much, and how soon, anything is going to change. → Read More
Activists wary of next govt’s human rights record
With a Nobel Peace Laureate poised to lead the next government, human rights activists are concerned they are in line for a major disappointment. → Read More
China deploys missile as US, ASEAN leaders discuss
The best in news from across Myanmar. → Read More
Attention shifts to China as US greets ASEAN leaders
As US President Barack Obama hosts leaders of all 10 ASEAN countries at a California ranch, disputes with China are ranking high on the agenda. By staying home purportedly to monitor the transition, President U Thein Sein has managed to avoid questions on the subject, as well as having to pick sides between two of Myanmar’s foremost, and often diametrically opposed, allies. → Read More
Obama urged to raise human rights with ASEAN leaders
Parliamentarians in Southeast Asia have called on President Barack Obama to emphasise human rights and democracy when he hosts ASEAN leaders next week. → Read More
In Pa-O zone, no end to opium cultivation
A genuine ceasefire agreement between the government and armed groups is needed to tackle poppy cultivation in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone, local groups say. → Read More
NLD ‘not worried’ about campaign funds
Seated under a peacock flag in the National League for Democracy office just outside Yangon city centre, U Win Htein, a senior NLD member, laughingly dismisses concerns that his party’s win could be challenged by the election commission’s strict rules on campaign funding. → Read More
The biggest loser: What does the future hold for the NDP?
After bursting onto the political scene in July, the National Development Party surprised many observers by fielding 354 candidates – the fourth-highest total in the November 8 election. → Read More