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Myanmar: Power System Efficiency Project Brings Country Closer to Universal Electricity Access
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $350 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to increase the output and...
Myanmar gears up for action on climate change
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his recent report on the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 that governments should not respond to the COVID-19 crisis...
Democracy is sliding away in Myanmar, warns top rights investigator
Daily fighting in Myanmar, widespread internet blackouts and reporting
restrictions, indicate that the shift to more democratic rule is “sliding
away”, a senior UN-appointed independent rights...
Myanmar: New Project Aims to Improve Education Quality and Access Across Country
A project to improve access to, and quality of,
basic education nationwide in Myanmar was approved today by the World Bank’s
Board of Executive Directors. The...
Myanmar doing too little to ensure displaced Rohingya return
UN agencies together with the Bangladesh authorities have appealed for
$877 million to support hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from
Myanmar, where conditions are still...
Formal Recognition for the Rohingya Genocide
Today,
January 31st, is Franz Schubert's birthday and, as I write, the strains of the
final movement of his last symphony "The Great" play in the
background...
Myanmar’s Growth Resilient Despite Global Slowdown
Myanmar’s economy continues to show resilience despite the ongoing global
slowdown and domestic uncertainties, according to a new World Bank report
released today.
The Myanmar Economic Monitor...
Unwinnable Wars
Her name
means beautiful, and she is despite her tragic life. Hasina recalls the
day when the Myanmar army set fire to her village and killed...
Democracy in South Asia: A long road ahead
When we say the word”
Democracy”, we intend towards liberal democracy which reflects certain
characteristics such as; rule of law, transparent electoral process, free and
fair judicial...
In Myanmar, Better Oversight of Forests a Vital Step in Transition to Rule of Law
Authors: Art
Blundell and Khin Saw Htay
For the
first time, the Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) has
opened the books to share information with the public...