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City of Terror and Darkness: A Life in Post-coup Rangoon

9 Minutes To ReadPhoenix (pseudonym) reflects on the economic, political, and cultural atmosphere in Rangoon after the February 2021 coup through the eyes of a normal youth.

Opinion

Tags: COVID-19, migration, military, military coup, Yangon

March 28, 2023

When even dreaming is impossible: how COVID-19 hit Myanmar women working in Thailand’s agricultural sector

6 Minutes To ReadSofie Mortensen and Saw Aung Htun Lin reflect on the gendered impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar women in Phop Phra, Thailand.

Tags: COVID-19, finance, gender inequality, mental health, migration

June 6, 2022

Internal migration in Myanmar: Security trumps economic incentives

6 Minutes To ReadSai Phyoe Zin Aung reflects on reasons for internal migration out of northern Shan State. Internal migration, the phenomenon of moving from one part of a country to another, is […]

Tags: agriculture, ethnic armed organisations, migration, Shan State, Yangon

October 14, 2021

What can recovery after Cyclone Nargis tell us about Myanmar’s resilience to COVID-19?

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.

Policy Briefs and Research Reports

Tags: COVID-19, cyclone nargis, development, economy, microfinance, migration, remittances

July 6, 2020

The Karen in 2017: Resilience, Aspirations and Politics (Part 4)

6 Minutes To ReadTea Circle reviews the last of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen. Parts 1, 2 and 3 can be found here, here and here.