Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya’ Conflict by Anthony Ware and Costas Laoutides. London: Hurst, 2018, 224pp.
6 Minutes To ReadElliott Prasse-Freeman argues that a new book sacrifices analytical rigor for antipolitical “objectivity.”
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar edited by Adam Simpson, Nicholas Farrelly and Ian Holliday, Routledge, 2018, 452 pages.
11 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud reviews a new resource for scholarship on Myanmar.
The Other Ladies of Myanmar by Jennifer Rigby, ISEAS, Singapore, 2018, Pages 127.
5 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Jennifer Rigby’s telling of twelve remarkable Myanmar women and their life histories.
Inside Myanmar’s Museums: Reflections on a Growing Sector
4 Minutes To ReadHelen Mears and Sandra Dudley peek inside Myanmar’s National Museum in Nay Pyi Taw.
Opening up Hidden Burma: Journeys With – And Without – Author Dr Bob Percival, edited by Keith Lyons, et.al, Tenko Press, 2018, 230 pages.
3 Minutes To ReadElliott Fox enjoys this series of tributes to a much-missed friend of Yangon.
The Insouciance of the Downtown Rangoon Book Scene
8 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson discovers some curious displays in Pansodan’s thriving book stalls.
Bagan And The World – Early Myanmar and Its Global Connections edited by Goh Geok Yian, John N. Miksic and Michael Aung-Thwin, ISEAS, Singapore, 2018, 230 Pages.
5 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee explores the trans-border relevance of the archaeological site of Bagan.
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.
Unfolding Scenes Behind the Curtain
8 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win describes the history behind the distribution of Bogyoke Aung Gyi’s letter.
