4 Minutes To ReadJesse Hartery responds to Jason Gelbort’s argument that the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw can circumvent the military’s veto over constitutional amendments.
Tags: constitutional reform, Hluttaw, military, National League for Democracy (NLD)
April 4, 2019
4 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win remembers chef Michel Louis Méca, and a very special cake he baked.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Insein, National League for Democracy (NLD)
February 7, 2019
10 Minutes To ReadThiha Wint Aung explains why responding to the Arakan Army (AA) with full military might would be counterproductive.
Tags: Arakan Army (AA), China, democracy, National League for Democracy (NLD), Rakhine State, Tatmadaw
February 5, 2019
3 Minutes To ReadNang Kham Awn and Maggi Quadrini reflect on almost two decades of tireless activism and advocacy.
Tags: activism, gender, peace, peace process, women's rights
January 29, 2019
5 Minutes To ReadThomas Dowling reflects on Facebook in Myanmar.
Tags: ethnic languages, Facebook, hate speech, human rights, social media
January 24, 2019
8 Minutes To ReadThomas Dowling presents an argument for how Facebook could potentially (and inadvertently) advance Burmanisation in Myanmar.
Tags: burmanisation, ethnic languages, Facebook, social media
January 23, 2019
6 Minutes To ReadThomas Dowling assesses Facebook’s mitigation strategies before critically engaging with the Company’s intentions in Myanmar.
Tags: burmanisation, ethnic languages, Facebook, social media
January 22, 2019
8 Minutes To ReadThomas Dowling considers the impact of Facebook in Myanmar and its potency for Burmanisation.
Tags: burmanisation, censorship, Facebook, hate speech, social media
January 21, 2019
10 Minutes To ReadKo Htwe describes the cross-border use of social media among Shan and Thai communities.
Tags: borders, community, Facebook, shan, social media, technology, Thai-Burma border
January 17, 2019
5 Minutes To ReadMaggi Quadrini argues that engagement practices between donors and grassroots women’s organizations in Myanmar need to change.
Tags: development, donors, gender, women's rights
December 13, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadOlly Gagiero describes how the suppression of Myanmar’s drug trade is constrained by pervasive corruption.
Tags: corruption, drugs
November 7, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadDarcy Moffatt discusses how the criminalisation of journalists robs Myanmar of press freedom.
Tags: censorship, democracy, journalism, press freedom
7 Minutes To ReadGabrielle Maginness writes about challenges to Myanmar’s transition to federalism.
Tags: federalism, law, rule of law, transition
5 Minutes To ReadBased on her observations, Madeline Luke explores potential improvements to Myanmar’s education.
Tags: educational reform
7 Minutes To ReadClaire Allen considers an education curriculum based on critical thinking.
Tags: democracy, educational reform
5 Minutes To ReadMish Khan and Sam Taylor evaluate the utility of AI in detecting hate speech online.
Tags: Facebook, hate speech, social media
November 6, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadSiew Han Yeo writes about Tea Circle’s transition to the Southeast Asian Studies community at the University of Toronto.
Tags: burma studies, Myanmar Studies, tea circle
October 31, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton introduces Tea Circle’s move from Oxford to Toronto and reflects on the site’s development.
Tags: burma studies, Myanmar Studies, Oxford, tea circle
October 30, 2018
8 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson discovers some curious displays in Pansodan’s thriving book stalls.
Tags: Rakhine State, Rohingya, Yangon
September 17, 2018
8 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win describes the history behind the distribution of Bogyoke Aung Gyi’s letter.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, history, Pyin Oo Lwin
August 8, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadAndrew Thomson argues that the imposition of economic sanctions on Myanmar will not help resolve the Rohingya crisis.
Tags: citizenship, economy, Islam, Rakhine State, Rohingya
June 26, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadDaniel Aguirre discusses how the failures of the legal system in Myanmar result in impunity for human rights violations and allows the State – and military – to rule by law.
Tags: human rights, international law, law, rule of law
June 4, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadThomas Dowling suggests a more nuanced approach to Leeds United’s controversial tour in Myanmar.
Tags: ethics, foreign investment, Rohingya, sports
May 11, 2018
10 Minutes To ReadAshley S. Kinseth probes the relationship between social media and conflict and its evolution over the past year.
Tags: civil society, conflict, Facebook, government, hate speech, Rakhine State, Rohingya, social media, Tatmadaw, Year in Review
May 10, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadJane M Ferguson reflects on the ritual of USD note scrutiny in Myanmar.
May 9, 2018
8 Minutes To ReadEwan Cameron argues for the validity of ‘Myanma English’ in a global world.
Tags: Burmese, culture, Karen, language
April 26, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadNang Poe Hnin Phyu laments the changes in Yangon’s Thingyan celebrations.
Tags: culture, modernity, Thingyan, Yangon
April 23, 2018
3 Minutes To ReadKyaw Sint urges Facebook to be more proactive in engaging in Myanmar.
Tags: Facebook, hate speech, journalism, research, social media
April 12, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadAlice Dawkins argues that foreign lawyers should not overshadow the work of Myanmar’s activist lawyers.
Tags: freedom of speech, journalism, justice, law, media, Rakhine State, Rohingya
April 5, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadAye Thein argues that the NLD government is taking a sledgehammer approach to the issue of freedom of assembly in Myanmar.
Tags: democracy, freedom of speech, National League for Democracy (NLD), parliament, protest, public spaces
March 26, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee tries to trace the difficult emotional journey of Indians from Burma.
Tags: borders, displacement, history, India, memory, Myitkyina, World War II
March 22, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadAlice Dawkins describes discoveries in the uncatalogued section of the Australian National University’s Menzies Library.
Tags: archives, history, research, socialism
March 19, 2018
3 Minutes To ReadSwe Zaw Oo asks what might be standing in the way of a trash-free Yangon.
Tags: infrastructure, urban planning, waste management, Yangon
March 15, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau argues that potential dissidents within the NLD are unlikely to gain influence.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, National League for Democracy (NLD), parliament
March 1, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadThal Sandy Tun considers the high risk of the government’s new energy plan.
Tags: energy, liquid petroleum gas, resources, sustainable development, technology
February 27, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadHunter Marston explores the divergent perspectives of international scholars and the people of Myanmar.
Tags: knowledge, media, Myanmar Studies, Rakhine State, Rohingya
February 16, 2018
8 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud pays tribute to a bold, bridge-building Karen leader.
Tags: civil society, Kachin, Karen, Karen National Union (KNU), Mae Sot, Panglong, saffron revolution, Thai-Burma border
February 14, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win considers Myanmar’s current critical juncture of political urgencies and social imperatives.
Tags: government, National League for Democracy (NLD), youth
January 29, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadOriginally posted in August 2016, Htet Moe Nwe Win’s reflection on growing up in Myanmar’s gendered society remains one of our most popular posts, and still very relevant today.
Tags: culture, equality, gender, privilege
January 23, 2018
9 Minutes To ReadThinn Thinn describes lessons learned— on ethnicity, identity, and privilege— on a journey to Kachin.
Tags: ethnicity, identity, IDP, Kachin
January 15, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadAlex Bescoby argues against staging Myanmar’s transition as a tale of good and evil.
Tags: independence, transition
January 8, 2018
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud considers the enduring legacy of a key figure in Myanmar’s transition.
Tags: democracy, reform, transition
January 2, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadRosalie Metro finds persistent truths in the midst of (everyone’s) biased discussions of the Rohingya crisis.
Tags: Rakhine State, Rohingya
December 15, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadAshley S. Kinseth muses on the recent Myanmar-Bangladesh Rohingya repatriation accord.
Tags: Rakhine, refugees, repatriation, Rohingya
December 13, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadPaul Sztumpf argues that the international community needs to change its humanitarian support strategy.
Tags: humanitarian aid, IDP, international aid, Karen, Rakhine, refugees, Rohingya, Shan State
December 12, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau asks how the legislature could provide more oversight on the recent Rakhine State crisis.
Tags: parliament, Rakhine State, Rohingya, Tatmadaw
December 7, 2017
7 Minutes To ReadMoegyo challenges the role of development/assistance in ethnic areas and provides recommendations for vetting.
Tags: development, ethnic conflict, ethnicity, humanitarian aid, nation-building, Tatmadaw
December 4, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadAngshuman Choudhury considers options for the government in engaging with a new ethnic umbrella group.
Tags: China, ethnic conflict, peace process, Wa
November 28, 2017
10 Minutes To ReadCecile Medail examines voices of local people in Mon State on the power of symbolic gestures in building trust between groups.
Tags: ethnic minorities, ethnicity, Mon, National League for Democracy (NLD)
November 14, 2017
14 Minutes To ReadTim Frewer shows the limits of liberal analyses of the Rohingya crisis.
Tags: conflict, liberalism, neoliberalism, policy, Rohingya
October 19, 2017