Thai-Burma Relations through the Thaksin Prism
Opinion - News Analysis Written by The Irrawaddy Thursday, 10 June 2010 22:43

BANGKOK After the crackdown on the two-month-long Redshirt protest in Bangkok, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra remains a controversial and polarizing figure in Thai politics. Listed by the Thai courts as a terrorist and still running from a 2008 corruption conviction, the former prime minister might be on the wrong side of the law, but he remains on the right side of his millions of supporters.

 
Sean Turnell: ‘The US is angry’
Opinion - News Analysis Written by DVB Wednesday, 07 April 2010 18:24

A massive shift in the character of Burma’s economy is currently underway, with the government in recent months selling off swathes of state-owned industry to private businessowners.

 
What Message Will Wen Jiabao Bring to Burma?
Opinion - News Analysis Written by The Irrawaddy Friday, 02 April 2010 17:31

In addition to talks on China's multi-billion dollar energy projects in Burma and stability at the two countries' joint border, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao is expected to offer some advice about Burma's planned election when he meets military supremo Snr-Gen Than Shwe during his visit to the country which begins on Wednesday.

 
Burma is a Mere Pawn of China
Opinion - News Analysis Written by Sydney Prabhu/Wall Street Journal Wednesday, 27 January 2010 20:14
The Burmese arms buildup is not the dream child of a megalomaniac or errant general. It is a carefully orchestrated move by the Chinese to have an offensive front against India ...
 
Looking for an Election in Burma's Political Fog
Opinion - News Analysis Written by BA KAUNG/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 07 January 2010 19:37
Burmese military supremo Than Shwe's reaffirmation in an Independence Day speech on Monday of his plan to hold a general election this year failed to clear away any of the political fog that has shrouded Burma for months past.
 
Regime Privatizing to Retain Control of Resources
Opinion - News Analysis Written by WAI MOE/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 07 January 2010 19:26
As Burma gears up for elections to be held sometime later this year, the country's military junta is moving ahead with plans to transfer ownership of key industries to business firms closely associated with the ruling generals.
 
The NLD’s Internal Debate
Opinion - News Analysis Written by WAI MOE/The Irrawaddy Friday, 16 October 2009 23:16
Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has adopted what it calls a “survival policy” for years. But, ahead of the 2010 election, the issue of whether the party continues ...
 
Burma's ploy to escape sanctions
Opinion - News Analysis Written by Zin Linn/United Press International Thursday, 15 October 2009 17:08
Last week Burmese leader Than Shwe allowed detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to meet Western diplomats, at her request, to talk about the sanctions imposed on the military regime...
 
Suu Kyi Verdict: Reaction Divided
Opinion - News Analysis Written by SIMON ROUGHNEEN/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 13 August 2009 22:42
As Aung San Suu Kyi returns to face another 18 months of house arrest, regional and global reactions have followed, highlighting a lack of international unity on her conviction and return to house arrest.
 
Is Myanmar joining nuclear club with North Korea aid?
Opinion - News Analysis Written by Bill Tarrant/Reuters Tuesday, 11 August 2009 16:51
A spate of reports that North Korea may be helping fellow pariah state Myanmar join the nuclear club has underlined concerns over Pyongyang's proliferation activities since it renounced disarmament talks and tested a bomb...
 
US Focus on Pyongyang Risks Overlooking Burma
Opinion - News Analysis Written by SIMON ROUGHNEEN/The Irrawaddy Monday, 10 August 2009 22:14
While there is no hard evidence to demonstrate that the Burmese regime in Naypyidaw has been seeking to acquire or develop nuclear weapons, the circumstantial evidence is worrying when North Korea's track record is taken into account...
 
Verdict on Hold
Opinion - News Analysis Written by AUNG ZAW/The Irrawaddy Friday, 31 July 2009 20:01
Did astrologers advise Snr-Gen Than Shwe to postpone the verdict in the trial of opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi? Or was it a ploy by Than Shwe, a former psychological warfare officer, to buy more time? Or did Chinese leaders tell the Burmese to postpone the ruling?...
 


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