Comparing Approaches to Financing and Managing Mega-Development Projects between the National Government and Urban Authorities: A Case-Study of Yangon’s MRT Implementation
18 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant presents different approaches to public infrastructure projects.
Broken roads and blocked drains: The recurring Samsara of Yangon’s urban problems
4 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant reflects on the recurring nature of the urban problems he encounters daily.
Who to believe in a time of crisis?
8 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant on navigating the media.
Dazed and Confused: The Future of Yangon’s Urban Direction
7 Minutes To ReadAung Khant muses on Yangon’s drainage and infrastructure challenges.
An Engineer, a Doctor or a Monk
4 Minutes To ReadAung Khant reflects on possibilities available to Myanmar youth, and the future openings and lingering limits they represent.
Eulogy for an everyday hero
4 Minutes To ReadAung Khant reflects on the loss of U Aung Htike for Myanmar’s political future.
The Beginning of the Last Days
3 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant considers recent political reforms in Myanmar.
Friday the 13th of November
3 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant recounts a memorable event on Friday the 13th.
Myanmar’s Transition and the Vote
2 Minutes To ReadA little over 27 years ago, the people of Myanmar watched helplessly as their protests for democratisation were put down by the Burmese military in one of the most violent […]