City of Terror and Darkness: A Life in Post-coup Rangoon
9 Minutes To ReadPhoenix (pseudonym) reflects on the economic, political, and cultural atmosphere in Rangoon after the February 2021 coup through the eyes of a normal youth.
From Oxford to Myanmar: Tea Circle’s Website Re-launch
2 Minutes To ReadThe Tea Circle team announces its website relaunch, Burmese publishing, and upcoming initiatives.
Making land markets on Myanmar Facebook
6 Minutes To ReadCourtney T. Wittekind and Hilary Faxon underscore threats posed by a new market for land on Myanmar Facebook.
How has Myanmar’s military stalled collapse from CDM-inflicted damage?
6 Minutes To ReadLian Bawi Thang argues that engagement will not change the corruption and power abuse deeply embedded in the SAC’s bureaucratic and political institutions.
Deification of Teachers in Burma: Why the Tradition of Paying Respect to Teachers should be Abolished
5 Minutes To ReadPhoenix (pseudonym) argues that Burma’s current model of teacher-student relations limits debate.
Defining civilians during the Spring Revolution
7 Minutes To ReadHan Alter (pseudonym) explores how to define civilians in the Spring Revolution.
Myanmar Food Security Threatens Regional Stability
8 Minutes To ReadYu Yu Htay discusses food weaponization and how the state of food production in post-coup Myanmar is leading to domestic hunger and undermining the regional food basket.
Call for Papers for the 15th International Burma Studies Conference 2023
2 Minutes To ReadThe hybrid 15th International Burma Studies Conference will be held from 9-11 June 2023 at the University of Zurich.
Sit-tat or tatmadaw? Debates on what to call the most powerful institution in Burma
3 Minutes To ReadAung Kaung Myat considers the moral and analytical layers in addressing the military institution as “Tatmadaw” or “sit-tat.”
Women’s Rights to Citizenship Documentation
13 Minutes To ReadAye Lei Tun reveals the institutionalization of patriarchal practices through the NRC application process.
