Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 11:00
Paper No. 6693 Dated 18-Oct-2020
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
General Elections in Myanmar are due to be held on 8th of November this year and for various reasons the NLD appears to have a decided advantage over other parties.
Judging from the postal votes polled in Thailand, South Korea, Singapore and Japan, it looks that polling in spite of the existing pandemic may be heavy with larger than expected people turning up for voting.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 09/22/2020 - 11:09
Paper No. 6686 Dated 22- Sep-2020
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
Despite suggestions from various parties but not the Ruling Party for postponement due to the spread of Wuhan Virus, the Union Election Commission declared that the Elections will take place on November 8th as scheduled.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 07:49
Paper No. 6674 Dated 2-Sep-2020
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan.
It looks that of late, the much talked about Pauk-Phaw relationship between Myanmar and China is under strain. This Pauk-Phaw that means fraternal relationship was hailed as the centre piece of the relationship by no one less than Xi Jinping during his visit to Myanmar recently in January this year.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 12:23
Paper No 6664 Dated 18-Aug-2020
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
It is an open secret that Myanmar politically, economically and in the ongoing ethnic conflicts is totally beholden to China. This is understood not only by the Civilian Government and the Army but also by the people from all walks of life in Myanmar.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 08/11/2020 - 11:25
Paper No. 6658 Dated 11- Aug-2020
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
On 6th of August, the Myanmar Government announced that the Arakan Army will not be invited for the next 21st Century Panglong Conference.
On the other hand, it indicated that the other seven Ethnic Armed Organizations who have opted out of signing the National Cease fire agreement with the Government will be invited.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 10:06
Paper No. 6650 Dated 20-July-2020
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
In an unusual and not normally seen in diplomatic circles was the open letter by United States Embassy in Myanmar openly accusing China of steadily eroding the sovereignty of the countries of ASEAN including Myanmar.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 11:46
Paper No. 6616 Dated 6-July-2020
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
Late on Monday night of June 1st, the Election Commission of Myanmar announced that the upcoming General elections for all categories will be held in November. This included 330 seats for the Lower House, 168 for the Upper House, 644 seats for State and Regional Parliaments and 29 for ethnic entities bringing the total to 1171Parliamentary Seats up for grabs.
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