11 Minutes To ReadEsther J collects firsthand accounts from people directly impacted by the new military conscription law. Edited by Emily Fishbein.

Tags: Bago, military conscription, National Unity Government (NUG), People's Defence Force (PDF), People’s Defense Forces (PDF)
October 21, 2024
15 Minutes To ReadHtet Thiha Zaw examines if early history explains subsequent state presence in Bago, Myanmar.

Tags: Bago, colonialism, development, forests, history, Konbaung, social welfare
September 11, 2019
9 Minutes To ReadThein Than Win, from the Paññā Institute, and Mael Raynaud suggests that federalism is now an objective shared by the Bamar in Myanmar’s seven regions.

Tags: Bago, bamar, democratization, ethnic minorities, federalism, Sagaing
April 8, 2019