Extinction Rebellion and Myanmar (Part Two)
9 Minutes To ReadIn Part Two of a three-part series, Thomas David Dowling explores the limits of applying Extinction Rebellion tactics in Myanmar.
Extinction Rebellion and Myanmar (Part One)
5 Minutes To ReadThomas David Dowling discusses environmental movements and current climate change issues in Myanmar, Part One of a three-part series on Extinction Rebellion in Myanmar.
Is this the end of Ma Ba Tha?
14 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton and Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi warn that the sentiments underlying “Buddhist nationalist” activities remain strong, dangerous and misunderstood. After a period of flourishing under the USDP government, Ma Ba Read the full article…
A New Way for Workers’ Rights Beyond the Legal Framework: The All Burma Federation of Trade Unions
12 Minutes To ReadYe Yint Khant Maung discusses trade unionism and labour disputes in Myanmar.
The Pros and Cons of Electing Chief Ministers
14 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud presents new elements in the debates around Article 261 (b) of the 2008 Constitution.
Early Modern History and Colonial Rule: A Story of Subnational Development in Myanmar
15 Minutes To ReadHtet Thiha Zaw examines if early history explains subsequent state presence in Bago, Myanmar.
Myanmar filmmakers circumventing censorship and negotiating international demands (Part 2)
12 Minutes To ReadKimberley Pallenschat discusses Myanmar’s independent cinema and filmmaking.
Myanmar Transformed? People, Places and Politics edited by Justine Chambers, Gerard McCarthy, Nicholas Farrelly and Chit Win, ISEAS, Singapore, 2018, 333 Pages.
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews a new anthology on Myanmar’s political transition and governance. Myanmar’s transformation from a military dictatorship to a relatively democratic form of governance has been under scrutiny for Read the full article…
Opium’s Calculus (Part 3: An Ordinary Place)
11 Minutes To ReadIn the final part of this series, Bobby Anderson elaborates on the realities of opium-growing areas of Chin state, and their divergence from both existing stereotypes and the triage described in Part One and Two.
Opium’s Calculus (Part 2: The Experience of Northern Chin and Tonzang)
13 Minutes To ReadIn Part Two of a three-part series, Bobby Anderson examines the case of Tonzang and its exception to conditions for opium-funded insurgencies in Myanmar, as outlined in Part One.
