Opinion
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Myanmar’s junta is up to its old tricks with attempt to play the ‘Suu Kyi card’
Like previous regimes, the one now struggling to hold onto power seems to believe that it can use its most famous hostage as a bargaining chip
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Why Min Aung Hlaing’s industrial policy is bound to fail
Despite his emphasis on supporting small businesses, the junta chief has done nothing to create the conditions they need to thrive
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Why Myanmar’s military turned to the death penalty after a decades-long pause
The country was one of only five to resume executions in 2022, according to Amnesty International’s annual state of the death penalty report
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Finding room for compassion in Myanmar’s toxic media space
Witnesses to the country’s conflict must find ways to cover and comment on it without succumbing to either delusion or despair
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Thingyan massacre reveals depths of Myanmar junta’s depravity—and its growing desperation
The regime’s mass murder of at least 100 civilians on the eve of the traditional New Year’s holiday is a sign of its utter failure to win any sort of legitimacy
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