Learning Feminism from Myanmar’s Women Farmers
7 Minutes To ReadHilary Faxon and Pyo Let Han reflect on the positions & politics of female farmers.
The Insouciance of the Downtown Rangoon Book Scene
8 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson discovers some curious displays in Pansodan’s thriving book stalls.
Monsoon in Mae La
8 Minutes To ReadMaximillian Morch writes about how local community organizations in refugee camps mitigate natural disasters but face cuts.
#MeToo in Myanmar: How a Twitter Hashtag Amplifies Women’s Agency in a Formerly Isolated Country where Gender Inequality Reigns Supreme
5 Minutes To ReadActivists May Sabe Phyu and researchers Aye Thiri Kyaw and Stephanie Miedema discuss the #MeToo movement in Myanmar.
The Cell, Exile, and the New Burma: A Political Education amid the Unfinished Journey toward Democracy by Kyaw Zwa Moe, Yangon, New Myanmar Publishing House, 2018, 245 Pages
6 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson explores the new collection of essays by noted journalist Kyaw Zwa Moe, an emotional palimpsest of lives lived under military rule.
Enslaved fishery workers near Pyapon City
13 Minutes To ReadKhin Myat Myat Wai reports on offshore raft fishing in Myanmar, as translated by Stephen Campbell.
Engaging the UWSA: Countering Myths, Building Ties
9 Minutes To ReadAndrew Ong makes the case for the international community to reach out to the UWSA and build trust.
Has “Time to Change” been well reflected in Myanmar’s sub-national parliaments?
9 Minutes To ReadNyein Thiri Swe and Zaw Min Oo from the Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation (EMReF) assess the performance of the sub-national parliaments and change in their structural constraints since the transition.
Unfolding Scenes Behind the Curtain
8 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win describes the history behind the distribution of Bogyoke Aung Gyi’s letter.
Keiji Suzuki: The Japanese Lawrence of Arabia who helped end British Rule in Myanmar
5 Minutes To ReadAndrew Thomson discusses Japanese Officer Keiji Suzuki’s role in Myanmar’s independence movement.
