myanmar



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 01, 2023 • 7 min read

Profile ‘From victim to victor’: A Rohingya journey to Myanmar government

By Beatrice Siviero • Aug 01, 2023
Rohingya human rights activist Aung Kyaw Moe has walked a hard road for justice in his native Myanmar. Now, with his recent appointment as deputy human rights minister to the civilian National Unity Government (NUG), he is the first Rohingya representative to hold a ministerial position in any Myanmar government

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 28, 2023 • 10 min read

Feature As regional cities expand, urban poor risk being left behind

By Beatrice Siviero • Jul 28, 2023
Housing experts say improving informal settlements is a key to social and economic development. But in fast-urbanising Southeast Asia, finding holistic solutions for the marginalised is easier said than done

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 23, 2023 • 4 min read

Analysis Hasty Thai meeting with Myanmar leaders baffles ASEAN

By Beatrice Siviero • Jun 23, 2023
Overtures to include Myanmar junta leaders in a bloc gathering raised eyebrows and highlighted divisions in the regional grouping toward the raging, post-coup conflict

May 19, 2023 • 6 min read
Natural disaster

Already desperate, Rohingya camps battered by Cyclone Mocha

With lashing rain and wind speeds as great as 280 kilometres per hour, the storm once again underlined the vulnerability of the Muslim minority group both as refugees in Bangladesh and as internally displaced people in their native Myanamar
By Beatrice Siviero • May 19, 2023

Apr 08, 2023 • 2 min read
Editorial

The Anakut Podcast is back

New Globe's podcast goes live while Malaysia votes to repeal mandatory death penalty. Meanwhile, Myanmar garment workers call for better labour conditions, and Vietnam's car industry expands globally.
By Beatrice Siviero • Apr 08, 2023

Mar 30, 2023 • 4 min read
Myanmar politics

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi party

Politician and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party the National League for Democracy has been dissolved under a harsh new military-drafted electoral law
By AFP • Mar 30, 2023