Myanmar's Rakhine problem is a domestic and international challenge

National leaders must end toxic rivalry to sustain cease-fire with Arakan Army

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Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing salutes during an military exercise at Ayeyarwaddy in February 2018: the commander in chief will need to make concessions to show he is sincere about the cease-fire, © Reuters

Thomas Kean is editor-in-chief of Frontier Myanmar, a Yangon-based media organization.

Much about Myanmar's Nov. 8 general election was predictable: A landslide win for Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy; allegations of fraud from the military-aligned opposition; and disappointing results for most ethnic minority parties.

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