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Myanmar's State Councellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi looks on during the 9th Asean-UN Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. Photo: AFP/Linus Escandor II

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UN and Myanmar on a collision course

by David Scott Mathieson February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar security officials stand guard in a pool of mud on July 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Simon Lewis

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Rakhine bombings spread Myanmar’s ethnic conflict

by David Scott Mathieson February 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defense Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends a ceremony to mark the 69th Martyrs' Day in Yangon, Myanmar, July 19, 2016. Photo: AFP via Mur Photo/U Aung

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Death rattle for Myanmar democracy

by David Scott Mathieson December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the 13th Asia Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, November 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

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Suu Kyi takes a populist, paranoid turn

by David Scott Mathieson November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar border guard police force patrol near the Myanmar-Bangladeshi border outside Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, November 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Wa Lone

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The mendacity of military justice in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson November 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi talks during a news conference in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on September 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

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Rakhine crisis killing Suu Kyi’s peace dream

by David Scott Mathieson November 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees arrive at a beach in Teknaf after crossing from Myanmar to Bangladesh on October 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jorge Silva

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Rohingya resettlement risky business for Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson October 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees stand in an open area with their belongings during heavy rain as they are held by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after illegally crossing the border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, August 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

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Broken promises rain on Myanmar’s Rakhine State

by David Scott Mathieson September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A Rohingya man carrying his belongings approaches the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban, an area under Cox's Bazar authority, Bangladesh, August 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

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Spin, lies and social media obscure crisis in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson September 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar security officials stand guard in a pool of mud on July 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Simon Lewis

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Self-defeating approach to peace in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

A bronze statue of Aung San Suu Kyi is displayed at an art exhibition organized by the National League for Democracy in Yangon in a 2007 file photo. Photo: AFP/Khin Maung Win

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Suu Kyi overbuilds her father’s golden legacy

by David Scott Mathieson July 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Reporters protest as they call on Myanmar government and military authorities to release reporters who were arrested in Yangon, Myanmar June 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

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Gagging the messengers of Myanmar’s wars

by David Scott Mathieson July 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar solders patrol the streets at Thapyuchai village, outside of Thandwe in the Rakhine State. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

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Shadowy rebels extend Myanmar’s wars

by David Scott Mathieson June 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A growing drug trade threatens to intensify violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine State. Photo: iStock

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Drug trade obscures Myanmar’s Rakhine state violence

by David Scott Mathieson May 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Buddhist monks protest alongside activists (not pictured) against United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for using the term Rohingya during the Asean summit in Yangon November 29, 2014. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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Islamophobia redux in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson May 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar's military parade to mark the 72nd Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

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Austria-Germany dangle arms, ignore rights, on Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson May 1, 2017February 18, 2020