8 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker describes one attempt to help relieve the dire food shortage resulting from military rule in Myanmar.
Tags: chronicle of a coup
March 26, 2022
7 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the ingenuity of efforts to resist military repression in Myanmar.
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March 18, 2022
14 Minutes To ReadHitomi Fujimura explores how Karen Baptists understood “modern knowledge” in nineteenth-century America.
Tags: Burma, Christianity, Karen, modernity, railways
March 14, 2022
8 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on urgent safety concerns amidst the military repression in Myanmar.
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March 11, 2022
13 Minutes To ReadCorporate Accountability Myanmar (CAM) identifies the failures with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs in Myanmar.
Tags: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Tanintharyi
March 10, 2022
9 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the urgent security and financial concerns amidst the military repression in Myanmar.
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March 4, 2022
10 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the ever-intensifying dangers of daily life under military rule in Myanmar.
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February 25, 2022
11 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker recounts the risks that he, his friends, and his neighbours face in the aftermath of Myanmar’s military coup.
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February 18, 2022
9 Minutes To ReadInspired by the ongoing series, ‘Chronicle of a coup’, Damien Riley (pseudonym) writes about his experiences at an NGO.
Tags: civil society, human rights
February 17, 2022
10 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker describes the everyday crises triggered by military repression in Myanmar.
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February 11, 2022
9 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on Gen Z’s audaciousness and the banking situation under the repression of Myanmar’s military.
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February 4, 2022
7 Minutes To ReadAn anonymous Myanmar-based contributor details the junta’s recent efforts to undermine the organizing of protests.
8 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the constant presence of soldiers and police, and the response of international bodies to the military repression in Myanmar.
Tags: chronicle of a coup
January 28, 2022
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
15 Minutes To ReadZin Wai Yan argues that the Burman majority should educate themselves for the good of all oppressed.
Tags: discrimination, National Unity Government (NUG), oppression, Rohingya
January 24, 2022
12 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the reality of everyday life under military repression in Myanmar.
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January 21, 2022
3 Minutes To ReadIn Part 2 of a 2-part series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Gu Gu speaks about the impact of the coup on their life.
Tags: karenni, military coup, National Unity Government (NUG), Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), youth
January 20, 2022
3 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 2-part series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Mai Lay speaks about his experience in Kachin state.
Tags: COVID-19, ethnic minorities, Kachin, Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT)
January 19, 2022
11 Minutes To ReadFrancesca Chiu discusses how the post-coup struggles faced by Myanmar’s youth affect social cohesion.
Tags: emigration, immigration, State Administration Council (SAC)
January 17, 2022
8 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the psychological repercussions of living under military repression in Myanmar.
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January 14, 2022
11 Minutes To ReadAnders Kirstein Moeller proposes that the coup d’état on February 1, 2021 can be better understood as a factionalist power grab, with implications for how analysts look at the ongoing crisis […]
Tags: State Administration Council (SAC), Tatmadaw
January 10, 2022
9 Minutes To ReadCV Lalmalsawmi discusses the repercussions of Myanmar’s coup from across the border in Mizoram.
Tags: borders, Chin, Mizo, Mizoram, myanmar, myanmar coup, National Unity Government (NUG), refugees
December 20, 2021
10 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the everyday emergencies erupting in Myanmar because of military repression.
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December 17, 2021
10 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the everyday emergencies erupting in Myanmar because of military repression
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December 10, 2021
10 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind interviews filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky about his film, “A Thousand Fires,” set in Magway.
Tags: activism, film, labour, Magway
December 7, 2021
12 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the everyday emergencies erupting in Myanmar because of military repression.
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December 3, 2021
2 Minutes To ReadUpcoming event: Social Research and the Internet in Post-coup Myanmar (December 7, 8:30pm MMT/ 9am EST) “Cyberspace and Freedom of Expression in Post-coup Myanmar” Join Tea Circle and the SecDev Foundation on Tuesday, 7 December […]
Tags: event, internet, myanmar coup, research, social media
December 2, 2021
8 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the everyday emergencies erupting in Myanmar because of military repression.
Tags: chronicle of a coup
November 26, 2021
8 Minutes To ReadChristian Gilberti reviews a recent book on Persian travellers in Southeast Asia.
Tags: Arakan, Burma, colonialism, history, India, Islam, Konbaung, Mrauk U, Persia, Southeast Asia
November 25, 2021
9 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker reflects on the everyday emergencies erupting in Myanmar under military rule.
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November 19, 2021
8 Minutes To ReadCommencing his Chronicle of a Coup, Christopher J. Walker reflects on local coordination in the coup’s aftermath.
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November 12, 2021
4 Minutes To ReadUpcoming event: The Future of Federalism and Political Decentralization in Myanmar (November 12, 9-11am EST/ 8:30-10:30pm MMT) The military coup in Myanmar prompted a quick shift by major ethnic Burman […]
Tags: decentralization, democracy, event, federalism, IDRC, myanmar
November 5, 2021
6 Minutes To ReadAs a former government servant in Naypyidaw, Ma Lin Mya recalls her reaction to the February 1 coup.
Tags: chronicle of a coup
10 Minutes To ReadMoon (pseudonym) explores how university teachers factor into the revolution against military dictatorship.
Tags: higher education, myanmar, oppression, teaching, university
October 25, 2021
< 1 minuteUpcoming event:The role of ASEAN and Regional 29, 7:30-9:30pm MMT/ 9:00-11:00am EDT) 29, 7:30-9:30pm MMT/ 9:00-11:00am EDT) How can ASEAN countries effectively respond to Myanmar’s political turmoil? Tea Circle presents […]
Tags: ASEAN, event, myanmar, tea circle
October 23, 2021
4 Minutes To ReadMya Yi Nyo Lwin (pseudonym) introduces Lu Nge Khit, a new media organisation by and for the youth of Myanmar today.
Tags: journalism, media
October 18, 2021
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
11 Minutes To ReadStephen Campbell and Elliott Prasse-Freeman argue that to redress entrenched Burman chauvinism, radical political economic restructuring is necessary.
Tags: Burman, ethnic histories, liberalism, privilege
September 9, 2021
7 Minutes To ReadAryuwat Raruen explains why durable solutions must be accountable to refugee voices. Read the Burmese version of this post here. A refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border, photo by Aryuwat Raruen. Successive […]
Tags: Karen, refugees, repatriation, resettlement, Thai-Burma border, UNHCR
September 8, 2021
17 Minutes To ReadThe Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHRC) interviews David Mathieson, an independent analyst researching and working on human rights and humanitarian issues in Myanmar, in this two-part interview.
Tags: human rights, humanitarian aid, international aid, peace process
September 7, 2021
7 Minutes To ReadSuzana (pseudonym) writes a letter to her friend who has been arrested and imprisoned.
Tags: democracy, human rights, Insein
August 30, 2021
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
4 Minutes To ReadIn Part 3 of a 3-part series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Khin Thandar (pseudonym) tells her story post-coup that highlights a different reality and involvement than the rest of the […]
August 23, 2021
4 Minutes To ReadIn Part 2 of a 3-part series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Ko Democracy (pseudonym) tells us how the coup has affected his life and his loved ones in Myitkyina.
Tags: democracy, Kachin, Myitkyina, National League for Democracy (NLD), National Unity Government (NUG), Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT)
August 19, 2021
4 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 3-part special series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Hpare Salum (pseudonym) decides it is time to go back home.
Tags: ethnic armies, Kachin, military coup, Yangon, youth
August 18, 2021
7 Minutes To ReadStephen Campbell translates Ludu Daw Ahmar’s feminist critique of the gendered division of labour.
Tags: feminism, gender, translation
August 11, 2021
< 1 minuteThe Coup Won’t Eradicate Our Future” | ငါတို့အနာဂတ် ငါတို့ပြန်ပေး Tea Circle presents a conversation between Myanmar’s youth protest participants & leaders, moderated by youth advocate and activist Ma Thinzar Shun […]
Tags: Chin, Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), event, youth activism
July 30, 2021
12 Minutes To ReadShona Loong summarises the views of three commentators on Myanmar’s post-coup digital culture.
Tags: censorship, digital security, Facebook, military coup, State Administration Council (SAC)
July 29, 2021
3 Minutes To ReadDear Readers, Our editorial team is excited to announce a number of new initiatives associated with the expansion of our current site. These expansion efforts have been made possible through […]
Tags: IDRC, tea circle, translation
July 20, 2021
8 Minutes To ReadRobert Anderson describes a meeting three days before Aung San’s assassination and a surprising request.
Tags: Aung San
July 19, 2021