Celebrating Manau in Northeast India
11 Minutes To ReadEmily Fishbein and Kelvin Sinpraw (pseudonym) show how a Kachin tradition defies borders.
Promising Developments and Daunting Challenges in Using Ethnic Minority Languages in Formal Education (Part 1)
20 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais and Mael Raynaud discuss the teaching of ethnic minority languages in government schools.
Inside Myanmar’s Museums: Reflections on a Growing Sector
4 Minutes To ReadHelen Mears and Sandra Dudley peek inside Myanmar’s National Museum in Nay Pyi Taw.
Familiarity across Borders
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee explores issues which unify North East India and Myanmar.
Myanmar’s Gifts to English
8 Minutes To ReadEwan Cameron argues for the validity of ‘Myanma English’ in a global world.
Yangon Thingyan: Traditional Celebration or Mere Water Party?
4 Minutes To ReadNang Poe Hnin Phyu laments the changes in Yangon’s Thingyan celebrations.
From the Archive: Dreams for Our Daughters and Sons
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.
The Myth Myanmar can Afford to Ditch
8 Minutes To ReadBrandon Aung Moe challenges the notion of the disempowered Burmese woman.
Cost of Trinkets: A Growing Archaeological Looting Network Between Thailand and Myanmar
9 Minutes To ReadPhacharaphorn Phanomvan digs into cross-border antiquities-smuggling practices.
Rhythms of Folk Traditions
9 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee considers Myanmar’s artistic heritage in regional context.