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Myanmar Women Seek Social and Political Change in 2020
Nearly five million first time voters (aged 18-22) are anticipated to cast their ballots in Myanmar’s 2020 general election on 8 November, according to figures from the last census. While youth involvement in political parties is uncommon, the number of women standing as candidates in the election – the country’s second since the transition from…
Adam Bemma
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Myanmar’s Youthful Change – CBC The World this Weekend
YANGON, Myanmar – There has been a transition taking place in this Southeast Asian country since the end of 50 years of military dictatorship in 2012. The first fully democratic elections in 2015 brought Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy to power. But many say Suu Kyi’s government isn’t moving fast enough on human…
Adam Bemma