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Staring March 17, the country no longer has a single independent newspaper in publication.
Myanmar becomes a nation without newspapers
The closure of Myanmar’s last independent newspaper marks a new milestone in the country’s...
Published on Mar 18, 2021
A woman on a balcony in an apartment block in Thinganggyun Township, Yangon, with USDP campaign material bearing the president's image, on Nov. 3. (PHOTO: Phyo Thiha Cho/Myanmar Now)
Ruling USDP commands shy support in Myanmar’s elections
Twenty-two-year-old Lu Zaw took a day’s leave from his office job this week to join a political...
Published on Nov 6, 2015
Dr Aye Maung (Photo: Myanmar Now)
Arakan National Party chairman confident a strong win will bring security for Buddhist Rakhines
Aye Maung is the chairman of the Arakan National Party (ANP), the largest political party in...
Published on Nov 6, 2015
Arakan National Pary (ANP) campaigning in Pauktaw in Rakhine State on 1 November, 2015. Photo: DMG/Mizzima
With Rohingya disenfranchised, NLD takes on nationalists in southern Rakhine
Soe Win, a National League for Democracy (NLD) candidate, clutches the microphone and paces about...
Published on Nov 6, 2015
A family of Kamans including Than Win, the MP candidate running for a seat in the Rakhine State parliament seen in front of their home in Thandwe. (Photo: Swe Win/Myanmar Now)
Myanmar’s Kaman Muslims look to elections to restore their rights
In October two years ago, Zaw Lin ran to the top of a forested hill behind his thatch-roof farm...
Published on Nov 6, 2015
In Myanmar, not all votes are created equal
When millions of Myanmar citizens go to the polls on Nov. 8, many will be hoping their votes can...
Published on Nov 5, 2015
People walking in a street in Mawlamyine city, Mon State, Myanmar. (Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/Mizzima)
As polls near, attacks in Mon State capital raise fears of communal violence
Several unexplained night-time attacks on members of different religious communities in Mawlamyine...
Published on Nov 4, 2015
Toe Toe Aung, Mon State Minister for Civil Development at the USDP office in Mawlamyaing, Mon State. (PHOTO : Phyo Thiha Cho/Myanmar Now)
“Joining a Ma Ba Tha event is a USDP member’s right and choice”
Dr. Toe Toe Aung is the Mon State Minister for Civil Development for the ruling Union Solidarity...
Published on Nov 2, 2015
Phyu Phyu Nyunt, NUP candidate for the Yangon Region Parliament. (PHOTO:- Ei Cherry Aung/Myanmar Now)
“Some people are surprised our party has survived”
Phyu Phyu Nyunt is a Yangon Region parliament candidate for the National Unity Party (NUP) in...
Published on Nov 1, 2015
Myanmar armed forces march during a military parade to mark the country's 67th Union Day ceremony in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 12 February 2014. (Photo: EPA)
Can soldiers vote in Myanmar elections without fear?
At the end of a day’s training in a vast military compound in the suburbs of Yangon, Corporal Khin...
Published on Nov 1, 2015
Nay Zin Latt, former presidential advisor and founder of NDP, speaks at a rally on Oct. 12 in the Mon State capital Mawlamyine, where he pledged to protect Myanmar's race and Buddhist religion. (Photo: Phyo Thiha Cho/Myanmar Now)
Myanmar’s new nationalist party surges into election race
With just weeks before Myanmar’s landmark elections, a fleet of cars covered with stickers of the...
Published on Oct 29, 2015
Mi Kon Chan speaking to the public in Paung Township in Mon State. (Photo: Myanmar Now)
Amending the constitution? We’ll try our best
Mi Kon Chan comes from a distinguished family in Mon state in eastern Myanmar. Her father is the...
Published on Oct 22, 2015
Migrant workers operate on a fishing boat in Mae Klong district, Samut Songkhram province, Thailand, 07 May 2015. Photo:Narong Sangnak/EPA
Voices of Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand
It is estimated that 2.5 to 3 million Myanmar workers are toiling away in Thailand, at least half a...
Published on Oct 20, 2015

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