Biography of the Author Nehginpao Kipgen

Nehginpao Kipgen

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  1. Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey has defended his tweets on Myanmar after criticism that he
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    Commentary: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s tweet on Myanmar horrifies us because it’s the truth

    It was irresponsible for him to have sidestepped the Rohingya issue altogether, but the fact is, no one will be doing anything about the crisis ...
  2. Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence hold a bilatera
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    Commentary: Lecturing Aung San Suu Kyi on press freedom wasn’t Pence’s best moment

    US Vice-President Mike Pence would have done better to stay on message and focus on keeping the pressure on Myanmar to find a lasting solution to ...
  3. Aung San Suu Kyi
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    Commentary: What does it matter if Canada strips Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship?

    Stripping the Myanmar state counsellor of her honorary citizenship is but a symbolic move, says one observer.
  4. FILE PHOTO: An exhausted Rohingya refugee woman touches the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Mya
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    Commentary: Myanmar buries its head in the sand, one year after the Rohingya crisis

    The Rohingya crisis has become the single-most pressing issue in Myanmar but it remains unresolved one year after, says one observer.
  5. Xi and ASSK
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    Commentary: Amid global criticism on the Rohingya crisis, Myanmar finds a friend in China

    As the United States and the United Nations grow critical of Myanmar’s approach toward the Rohingya crisis, Myanmar turns to China for support, ...
  6. National League for Democracy party leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for a meeting with NLD members
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    Commentary: Myanmar’s track record left wanting after a year of shattered hopes in 2017

    Aung San Suu Kyi’s government came into power on a wave of euphoria and high hopes in 2016. Yet, its actions in 2017 have largely shattered hopes ...
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    Commentary: Unable to call the Rohingya by name, Pope Francis’ visit to Myanmar sends mixed messages

    Pope Francis’ highly anticipated visit to Myanmar strengthens ties between the Vatican and Myanmar and cheers on the country’s Catholic minority ...
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    Commentary: Nothing but an impasse and lip service left for the plight of the Rohingya

    Regional leaders had plenty of opportunities to demand for firm and concrete action from Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis during the APEC ...
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    Commentary: Tillerson will have inconvenient conversations in Myanmar

    In the lead-up to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Myanmar, Jindal School of International Affairs' Nehginpao Kipgen says the top US ...
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    Commentary: Lived in Rakhine for generations, yet Rohingya Muslims 'do not belong in Myanmar'

    Rohingya is a controversial term in Myanmar – and there is fear on both sides of what “giving in” to resolve the Rohingya crisis may require ...