Forum on Myanmar’s Democratic Transition

U Phyo Zeyar Thaw, Member of Parliament, Pyithu Hluttaw, U Aung Kyi Nyut, Member of Parliament, Amyotha Hluttaw, Daw Thin Thin Aung, Director, Mizzima Media Group and U Tin Maung Than, Myanmar Development Resource Institute (MDRI). Photo: Min Min for Mizzima
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14 August 2017
Road map needed for Myanmar’s transition, say experts
Session on “Myanmar Democracy Transition and Media” was held in Nay Pyi Taw on 12 August. Photo: MNA
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14 August 2017
Progress but challenges remain on media front -...
Speaking during a panel discussion on “The Role of Media in Democratic Transition” on the...
Singapore envoy to Myanmar Robert Chua. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
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13 August 2017
Singapore envoy contributes to Myanmar democracy...
Singapore envoy to Myanmar Robert Chua today called upon all elements of Myanmar society...
Panelists discuss Myanmar's democratic transition. Photo: Min Min for Mizzima
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13 August 2017
Panel discusses Myanmar’s transition to democracy
"We don't want to be trapped in the past," says MP Phyo Zeyar Thaw.
Panelists - U Aung Hla Tun, Vice Chairman-1, New Media Council (R), Kavi Chongkittavorn, Executive Director and Chief Editor of Myanmar Times (R), and Mrs Dunja Mijatovic, international expert on media freedom (R-C) - discuss the importance of media in reporting on government developments and the changes on the road to full democracy in Myanmar. Photo. MOI
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13 August 2017
Concerns voiced about media coverage of Myanmar
The Myanmar government needs to work with the media to craft an accurate narrative of...
Mizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint, left, Ms. Tone Tinnes, Ambassador of Norway, centre,  Mr. Chua Hian Kong Robert, Ambassador of Singapore, right. Photo: Min Min for Mizzima 
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13 August 2017
The foreign view on Myanmar’s democratic...
Foreign ambassadors have expressed optimism that Myanmar is succeeding on its own path to...
Dr. SoerenKeil, Associate Professor, Canterbury Christ Church University in the United Kingdom. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
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13 August 2017
Mission impossible? Myanmar and the path to full...
A UK based expert says Myanmar has made significant progress on the path to full...
U Aung Kyi, Advisor to the Peace Commission. Photo: MOI
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12 August 2017
Lessons from other countries need to be applied...
Panelists said lessons should be learnt from history and from other countries in the...
Deputy Commerce Minister U Aung Htoo speaking at the forum. Photo courtesy of MOI
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12 August 2017
‘Inclusive growth and poverty reduction key to...
"Inclusive growth and poverty reduction are key to growth," says U Myo Myint, Chairman of...
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the forum. Photo: Min Min for Mizzima
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12 August 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi ‘Path to Democracy’ speech...
Myanmar State CounsellorAung San Suu Kyi urged people to understand other people’s...
Ranga Kalansooriya, information director-general of Sri Lanka (L). Photo: MOI
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12 August 2017
Sri Lanka model not fit for Myanmar
A Sri Lanka official on Saturday admitted that his government had only achieved 'negative...
Indian Ambassador Vikram Misri speaking at the forum. Photo: Mizzima
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12 August 2017
Myanmar can learn from India as it fashions its...
Indian Ambassador Vikram Misri held up the country's federal polity as a model for...
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the opening ceremony of the ‘Forum on Myanmar’s Democratic Transition’  at MICC -2 in Nay Pyi Taw on 11 August 2017. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
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11 August 2017
Peace top priority – Aung San Suu Kyi
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has said that peace is the top priority for the country...

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