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Back in business

16 January 2020

Despite the political challenges tainting its name in the West, Myanmar is making steady economic progress – thanks, partly, to new-found friends.

Monocle Minute

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party is looking to sweep the polls in the country’s November elections, meanwhile the current government is still trying to make its economy enticing to entrepreneurs. Next…

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Myanmar mirage

17 May 2011

Huge changes have recently taken place in Burma. A glittering new capital now rises from the plains, elections have been held and the military junta formally dissolved. At least, that’s what the army generals would like the…

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The truth hunters

25 March 2021

One story has dominated the news for the past year but, from Iraq to Myanmar, reporters and photographers have not stopped covering the world’s darkest conflicts. These are people dedicated to shining a light, challenging…

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State of the news

12 March 2015

Democracy was supposed to transform journalism in Burma with Myanmar Radio and Television acting as a public-service broadcaster. The reality, however, is a media that’s hardly changed at all.

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Forecast 2010: Politics

19 November 2009

Where will things kick off in 2010? Will anyone manage to make a new country in the new year? Or oust a tyrant? Or even manage to join the EU?

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Defence and Diplomacy: Global

2 November 2021

The latest deals. Plus: Why do all its neighbours turn on North Macedonia?

Radio

The Menu - Treats from Myanmar

25 August 2017

Delicacies from Myanmar, Italy’s prized culatello ham, plus a cocktail recommendation from Rich Hunt, one of the UK’s top bartenders.

Radio

The Briefing - Earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar

28 March 2025

We get the latest from our Bangkok-based Asia editor, James Chambers, as aftershocks from a huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake continue to rock the Thai capital. Also in the programme: Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck,…

Radio

The Globalist - Civil war continues to rage in Myanmar

1 August 2024

We get the latest from Myanmar as the military junta extends the nation’s state of emergency by a further six months. Then: Hannah Lucinda Smith updates us on Turkey and Armenia’s normalisation talks. Also on the programme…

Radio

The Globalist - Iran launches missile strikes in Israel and the Thailand-Myanmar border crisis

15 April 2024

The latest on the conflict in the Middle East following Iran’s reprisal attack on Israel. Then: after days of clashes, we discuss the unrest at the Thailand-Myanmar border. Plus: the implications of Senegal’s new presidency…

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The Briefing - US-Russia talks and scam centres on the Thai-Myanmar border

18 February 2025

Direct talks between American and Russian officials are taking place in Saudi Arabia, Thailand cracks down on trafficking across its border with Myanmar, why the far-right Alternative for Germany has drawn the backing of…

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Politics

22 October 2020

A rebel-turned-lawmaker keeping peace in Colombia, Myanmar’s elections and Radio Free Europe.

Radio

The Monocle Daily, episode 32

29 November 2011

We speak with a newspaper editor in Trinidad and Tobago, check-in with Hillary Clinton’s visit to Myanmar. Plus, the bankruptcy of American Airlines.

Radio

The Briefing, episode 239

27 September 2012

A look at whether the US will ease sanctions on Myanmar, we check visit the Paris Motor Show, and hear from media expert Stephen Armstrong.

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The Late Edition - Tuesday 7 May

7 May 2019

Quentin Peel and Victor Bulmer-Thomas discuss today’s news, including the latest on Brexit, Panama’s election result and the freeing of two imprisoned journalists in Myanmar.