6 Minutes To ReadSayedul Karim shares insights from leading national & international scholars focusing on Myanmar Studies.
Tags: development, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, federalism, IDRC, Institute of Human Rights and Democratic Governance (IHRDG), Karen State, labour rights, People's Defence Force (PDF), policy, Rohingya, Salween, Spring Revolution, Spring University Myanmar (SUM)
June 18, 2024
3 Minutes To Readซาลี ฟัง และ มึดา นาวานาถ หารือเกี่ยวกับโครงการผันน้ำยวมที่ถกเถียงเถียงกัน The English version of this article was originally published on April 3, 2023. Read the post here. A Burmese translation is available here.
Tags: borderlands, development, Salween, Thai-Burma border
April 26, 2023
10 Minutes To ReadZali Fung and Mueda Nawanat discuss the contested Yuam River Water Diversion Project. A Thai translation is available here.
Tags: borderlands, development, Salween, Thai-Burma border
April 3, 2023
11 Minutes To ReadP.Yangon (pseudonym) explores how Yangon faces challenges under the coup.
Tags: Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), development, housing, public spaces, urban planning, Yangon
January 26, 2022
7 Minutes To ReadNitha Bor Siangpum explores the sustainability of non-profit higher education in Chin State.
Tags: Chin, development, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, higher education, sustainability
August 25, 2021
10 Minutes To ReadAxel Harneit-Sievers cautions against a problematic argument made in a new publication.
Tags: Book Review, colonialism, development, human rights, international law, law, Rohingya
April 19, 2021
11 Minutes To ReadKhine Yin Htun explores how social distancing highlights Yangon’s current inadequate housing conditions.
Tags: COVID-19, development, housing, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
January 13, 2021
7 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that water supply related problems urgently need to be addressed in Yangon.
Tags: development, environment, groundwater, industrialization, sustainable development, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
August 18, 2020
5 Minutes To ReadFrancesco Obino, Zaw Oo and Edgard Rodriguez introduce a report on the state of social science research in Myanmar.
Tags: development, equity, ethics, higher education, myanmar, policy, research
July 27, 2020
18 Minutes To ReadMyat Thet Thitsar and Markus Kostner argue that heeding lessons from Cyclone Nargis can help Myanmar to overcome the impact of the pandemic response.
Tags: COVID-19, cyclone nargis, development, economy, microfinance, migration, remittances
July 6, 2020
9 Minutes To ReadYatana Yamahata explores the reasons behind the Tatmadaw’s stronghold over Myanmar politics.
Tags: ceasefire, development, economy, ethnic conflict, ethnic minorities, State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), Tatmadaw
May 13, 2020
11 Minutes To ReadYee Mon Hsu describes some of the findings in NEI’s new report on the decentralization of the MSME sector in Mon and Kayin states.
Tags: decentralization, development, governance, Kayin, Mon, National Enlightenment Institute (NEI)
May 5, 2020
6 Minutes To ReadEdgard Rodriguez considers the role of investing in think tanks to support Myanmar’s ongoing reforms.
Tags: democracy, development, policy, research
February 26, 2020
18 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant presents different approaches to public infrastructure projects.
Tags: development, infrastructure, Special Economic Zone (SEZ), transportation, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
February 5, 2020
5 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that Myanmar should develop hydropower sustainably to meet the country’s power demands.
Tags: development, environment, peacebuilding, resources, sustainability
January 16, 2020
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 ReadZaw Myat Lin discusses the issue of corruption and the current anti-corruption campaigns ongoing in Myanmar.
Tags: corruption, development, justice, National League for Democracy (NLD), Yangon
June 5, 2019
9 Minutes To ReadShona Loong and Gray Rinehart discuss how local leaders in post-secondary schools pave the way for inclusive, critical, and community-based learning.
Tags: borders, community, development, educational reform, ethnic minorities, higher education, Hpa-An, Karen, refugee camps, states and regions, Tanintharyi, Thai-Burma border
February 18, 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
5 Minutes To ReadMyat Myat Mon discusses some priority preparations Myanmar should undertake before the launch of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor.
Tags: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), development, economy, Kyaukphyu, One Belt One Road, Yunnan
October 10, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadHilary Faxon and Pyo Let Han reflect on the positions & politics of female farmers.
Tags: agriculture, development, farmers, feminism, land
September 19, 2018
14 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson, in this two-part series on the borderlands of Burma, looks at the politics of insurgent groups in Paletwa, in southern Chin State. Part I can be found here and the author’s […]
Tags: Arakan Army (AA), Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), borders, Chin, development, ethnic conflict, peace process, Rakhine State, Rohingya
May 18, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadJoanna Dolińska discusses the meaning of TVET for the socioeconomic development of Myanmar.
Tags: development, Mandalay, policy, vocational training, Yangon
May 16, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadThal Sandy Tun analyzes recent shifts seen in Myanmar’s energy sector.
Tags: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), development, economy, energy, investment, liquid petroleum gas, resources, Year in Review
May 1, 2018
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
4 Minutes To ReadEwan Cameron questions why the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement is being sold as common sense.
Tags: development, economy, foreign investment
October 12, 2017
4 Minutes To ReadDuncan Burry lays out a path for a revised Condominium Law.
Tags: development, housing, policy, urbanisation
June 23, 2017
8 Minutes To ReadYan Naung Oak explains the current and future uses of open data in Myanmar.
Tags: civil society, development, elections, technology
May 15, 2017
7 Minutes To ReadAung Khant muses on Yangon’s drainage and infrastructure challenges.
Tags: development, infrastructure, urban politics, Yangon
March 20, 2017
11 Minutes To ReadMartin Michalon explains the effects of tourism on the Inlay Lake Region.
Tags: development, environment, governance, Inle Lake, tourism, travel
March 9, 2017
9 Minutes To ReadMarion Sabrié considers different views on Myanmar’s iconic river.
Tags: conservation, development, irrawaddy
February 14, 2017
8 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Maaike Matelski’s new PhD dissertation “Constructing Civil Society in Myanmar.”
Tags: Book Review, civil society, development
December 14, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadIn Part 3 of our 4-part series, Tea Circle summarizes the recent workshop, “Towards Democracy and Reconciliation: Challenges Facing Myanmar’s Incoming Government.”
Tags: democracy, development, international aid, militarization, National League for Democracy (NLD), religious conflict, transition
March 3, 2016