Where China Meets Pyu: The “Tharaba Gate” Bilingual Inscriptions at Pagan
4 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun analyzes the significance of an Chinese-Pyu inscription found at the Tharaba Gate.
Reporting the Retreat: War Correspondents in Burma by Philip Woods, London, Hurst & Co., 2016, 206 Pages, ISBN: 9781849047173
4 Minutes To ReadGiulia Garbagni reviews a nuanced account of the challenges and contradictions of wartime journalism.
Burma, Kipling and Western Music – The Riff from Mandalay by Andrew Selth, New York, Routledge, 2017, 293 Pages.
5 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Andrew Selth’s book on popular music in colonial Burma.
Memories for a Lifetime: The Return of Indians from Burma: A Tale of Trauma and Tenacity
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee tries to trace the difficult emotional journey of Indians from Burma.
Delving into Socialist Burma in the Menzies Library
4 Minutes To ReadAlice Dawkins describes discoveries in the uncatalogued section of the Australian National University’s Menzies Library.
Lahu stories across borders
5 Minutes To ReadFrances O’Morchoe delves into the stories of banishment, migration and golden ages within Lahu pasts.
Three Theses on the Crisis in Rakhine
17 Minutes To ReadSoe Lin Aung offers an intervention into analyses of the Rohingya crisis.
Burmese Groundhog Day
6 Minutes To ReadMoegyo explores the recurring pattern of protest in Burma.
Rhythms of Folk Traditions
9 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee considers Myanmar’s artistic heritage in regional context.
Thein Pe of the Rangoon Turf Club: tracking days down memory lane.
10 Minutes To Read
Htay Htay Win tracks down memories of her jockey grandfather, Thein Pe of the Rangoon Turf Club.