Changing Hillside Economy: Farmers Turning from Opium to Coffee and Tea
9 Minutes To ReadYaw Bawm Mangshang shares a hopeful story of environmental recovery in Shan State. In today’s world, the daily news is overwhelmingly bleak with both man-made and natural disasters. Uplifting stories […]
Navigating Long-Distance Activism: Myanmar Diaspora in the Netherlands Since the 2021 Coup
7 Minutes To ReadSeng Bu & Maaike Matelski examine the Myanmar diaspora’s ‘long-distance activism’ in the Netherlands. In February 2021, Myanmar’s latest military coup sparked a nationwide resistance movement known as the Spring Revolution. […]
From Fragility to Famine: Chin State’s Deepening Food Crisis Amid Conflict
7 Minutes To ReadFarmers planting rice in Chin State, 2024. (Salai Production) Biak Lian Thang witnesses the worsening food crisis facing Chin State since the 2021 coup.
THE 1983 RANGOON BOMBING: TIME FOR A FRESH LOOK
8 Minutes To ReadAndrew Selth considers new evidence to correct misconceptions of the 1983 Rangoon bombing.
What went wrong? Shifting attitudes towards Rohingya refugees in Indonesia and Malaysia
11 Minutes To ReadHurriyah tracks how government policies and political actors have shifted sentiment toward the Rohingya from solidarity to hostility. Refugee Camp in Pidie. Photo Credit: Hurriyah
Making Autonomy in the Federated Shan States: The Federalism of Sao Hkun Kyi (1935)
11 Minutes To ReadKikuchi Taihei argues that Myanmar’s federalism and national identity roots trace back to Hkun Kyi’s advocacy.
A Double-Edged Sword: Religious Fundamentalism Intensifies the Trauma of Rohingya Women
6 Minutes To ReadMd. Salman Rahman and Fatema Tuz Zohra Nowreen argue that religious misinterpretation traps Rohingya women in suffering.
The Career Prospects of Sadists: Attrition, Collapse, and Myanmar’s Military (Part 2)
15 Minutes To ReadIn Part 2 of a 2-part series, Bobby Anderson considers the strengths and weaknesses of Myanmar’s military and its chances of collapse. Read Part 1
The Career Prospects of Sadists: Attrition, Collapse, and Myanmar’s Military (Part 1)
15 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 2-part series, Bobby Anderson considers the strengths and weaknesses of Myanmar’s military and its chances of collapse.
The Human Cost of Fashion: Chinese Fashion Conglomerate (Kingsrich) and the Struggles of Burmese Garment Workers
18 Minutes To ReadHaymarn Soe Nyunt and Pai Cheimt Khaung delve into the unseen hardships of Myanmar’s garment workers with a focus on Kingsrich Garment Factory.