5 Minutes To ReadRichard Roewer reviews a new collection of short stories from Myanmar writers.
Tags: Book Review, fiction, translation
April 9, 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
12 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson reflects on the history of UN Special Rapporteurs in Burma.
Tags: Arakan, diplomacy, human rights, Rohingya, United Nations (UN)
April 2, 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
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud reviews a new edited volume on the contentious issues surrounding citizenship in Myanmar.
Tags: Book Review, citizenship, ethnicity, human rights
March 12, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton looks at Ma Ba Tha’s persistence in the light of criticisms.
Tags: buddhism, governance, MaBaTha, nationalism, religion
March 7, 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 ReadFrances O’Morchoe delves into the stories of banishment, migration and golden ages within Lahu pasts.
Tags: borderlands, borders, history, Lahu
February 22, 2018
10 Minutes To ReadFrancesco Buscemi explores dynamics between the government and state-repelling populations in Myanmar.
Tags: borderlands, Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), ethnic armies, ethnic conflict, identity, insurgency, Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), Tatmadaw
February 19, 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
2 Minutes To ReadKyaw Sint addresses his hopes for the future in a letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, justice, Rakhine State, rule of law
February 12, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadImage by Nikita Ti Call for Submissions: SOAS-Oxford Graduate Student Workshop: “New Directions in Research on Myanmar”11-14 June 2018
Tags: research
February 9, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadAye Thiri Kyaw urges for a comprehensive health sector response to violence against women.
Tags: gender, policy, public health, violence, women
February 5, 2018
3 Minutes To ReadLuke Corbin reviews the new film “Deception,” in Yangon theatres now.
Tags: cinema, film, gender violence, Yangon
January 31, 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
8 Minutes To ReadJesse Hartery outlines some of the institutional barriers to federalism in Myanmar.
Tags: constitutional reform, federalism, law, legal reform, military
January 25, 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
4 Minutes To ReadJaneen Sawatzky calls for a re-thinking of “reconciliation” in the context of Burma’s transition.
Tags: ethnic conflict, human rights, justice, peace process, reconciliation
January 18, 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 ReadIshrat Hossain reviews Francis Wade’s timely analysis of anti-Muslim sentiments in Myanmar.
Tags: buddhism, conflict, Islam, nationalism, Rakhine State, Rohingya
January 11, 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
14 Minutes To ReadAung Soe explores the implications of the United Nations Security Council’s response to Myanmar’s 2021 coup.
Tags: humanitarian aid, myanmar, United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
January 5, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadMorgane Dussud analyzes the High Commissioner’s announcement that he won’t seek a second mandate.
Tags: human rights, United Nations (UN)
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud considers the enduring legacy of a key figure in Myanmar’s transition.
Tags: democracy, reform, transition
January 2, 2018
2 Minutes To ReadMatthew Walton speaks about the Tea Circle’s developments thus far.
Tags: tea circle
January 1, 2018
< 1 minute A note from the Tea Circle team to our readers. As the year winds down and the holidays approach, the Tea Circle team would like to thank you for your support, and […]
Tags: tea circle
December 19, 2017
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
11 Minutes To ReadMandy Sadan discusses the piracy of her work and tensions between academic publishing and reaching local audiences.
Tags: bamar, ethnicity, Kachin, plagiarism, translation
December 1, 2017
10 Minutes To ReadMandy Sadan discusses the piracy of her work and tensions between academic publishing and reaching local audiences.
Tags: bamar, ethnicity, Kachin, plagiarism, translation
November 30, 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
8 Minutes To ReadJoanna Dolińska discusses features of community interpreting in Myanmar.
Tags: interpreting, language, research
November 23, 2017
4 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun looks at a new development in militia politics in northern Shan State.
Tags: conflict, Kokang, Shan State, Tatmadaw
November 21, 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
8 Minutes To Read Kim Jolliffe continues looking at impacts of the Rakhine State crisis on Myanmar’s international relations.
Tags: diplomacy, foreign relations, Islam, Rakhine State, Rohingya
November 2, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadKim Jolliffe highlights impacts of the Rakhine State conflict on Myanmar’s international relations in a two-part post.
Tags: diplomacy, foreign relations, Islam, Rakhine State, Rohingya
November 1, 2017
11 Minutes To ReadShae A. Frydenlund uses a different lens to analyse the Rakhine State crisis.
Tags: feminism, neoliberalism, Rakhine State, Rohingya
October 25, 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
3 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun looks at an influential figure in the peace process.
Tags: borderlands, borders, China, ethnic conflict, ethnic politics, Kokang, peace process, Tatmadaw
October 16, 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 ReadAlex Aung Khant reflects on the recurring nature of the urban problems he encounters daily.
Tags: citizenship, infrastructure, labour, urban planning, urban politics, Yangon
October 4, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadLuke Corbin reviews Charmaine Craig’s new book, “Miss Burma.”
Tags: Book Review, Karen
October 2, 2017