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What next for Myanmar?

BANGKOK, 29 March 2012 (IRIN In-Depth) - What next for Myanmar? full report

MYANMAR: Timeline post-independence

 BANGKOK, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) - As millions go to the polls across Myanmar, IRIN took a brief look at a chronology of key events that have impacted this nation of around 50 million since the country gained its independence from Britain in 1948. full report

Briefing: Myanmar’s ethnic problems

 MAE SOT, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) - Mutual distrust, power struggles and tension over the hoarding of resources, including gold, gems and timber, have characterized the long history between the rulers of Myanmar - primarily of Burman background - and the many other smaller ethnic groups that comprise this Southeast Asian nation of more than 50 million. full report

MYANMAR: OVERVIEW

 YANGON, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) - As millions of Burmese go to the polls on 1 April, expectations are high for real change. Across this Southeast Asian nation and abroad there is an unprecedented sense of hope not seen in decades following a wave of political reforms now described by Myanmar's own government as "irreversible". full report

MYANMAR: Refugees and dissidents react to reforms

 CHIANG MAI/MAE SOT, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) - How much does it take to repair trust once it is broken? How welcoming does home need to be to coax someone to return? IRIN met with Burmese exiles, dissidents and refugees living in northern Thailand to discover their reactions to ongoing reforms in Myanmar. full report

MYANMAR: Hundreds of political prisoners still behind bars

 MAE SOT, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) - Human rights groups say hundreds of Burmese political prisoners remain incarcerated, despite an amnesty in January, when about 600 of the most prominent activists were released. full report

MYANMAR: What next for the Rohingyas?

 BANGKOK, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) - As Myanmar gears up for a by-election on 1 April, experts and community leaders are divided over what the ongoing reforms may hold for the Rohingya people, a stateless Muslim ethnic group living in the country’s Northern Rakhine State. full report

Analysis: Reassessing international access in Myanmar

 YANGON, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) - Access for international aid workers in Myanmar shows signs of improving, but aid workers say huge challenges remain. full report

AID POLICY: Will pressure make Chinese aid more transparent?

 LONDON, 26 March 2012 (IRIN) - Critics have long characterized China as a secretive donor in economically poor but resource-rich countries, funding infrastructure construction in an unspoken bid for business deals and access to natural wealth and land. While China disburses aid with a scant paper trail, analysts say strong-arming its government to boost transparency - and aid efficacy - may hurt countries in need. full report

MYANMAR: UN convoy reaches Kachin displaced

 YANGON, 25 March 2012 (IRIN) - A UN convoy of urgently needed humanitarian assistance has reached conflict-affected areas of Myanmar’s northern Kachin State. full report

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