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As Some Boycott Myanmar’s Flawed Election, Others Hope for Change

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.

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Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the Myanmar army’s commander in chief, voting at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Sunday.
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The Year in Lists

As the year drew to a close, we reached out to Opinion columnists and contributors for personal lists.
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‘Ferryman of the souls’: the man who helps Taiwan’s dead return home to China

Liu De-wen operates at a sensitive space in Taiwan’s history, as Beijing demands reunification with the island

In the leafy back blocks of a military cemetery in northern Taiwan, Liu De-wen strides through a room holding rows and rows of shelves. He stops and stoops to the lowest row, opening a small, ornate gold door. He pulls out an urn, bundles it into his lap, and hugs it.

“Grandpa Lin, follow me closely,” Liu says. “I am bringing you back home to Fujian as you wished. Stay close.”

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© Photograph: Helen Davidson/The Guardian

© Photograph: Helen Davidson/The Guardian

© Photograph: Helen Davidson/The Guardian

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