Comparing Approaches to Financing and Managing Mega-Development Projects between the National Government and Urban Authorities: A Case-Study of Yangon’s MRT Implementation
18 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant presents different approaches to public infrastructure projects.
Opium’s Calculus (Part 3: An Ordinary Place)
11 Minutes To ReadIn the final part of this series, Bobby Anderson elaborates on the realities of opium-growing areas of Chin state, and their divergence from both existing stereotypes and the triage described in Part One and Two.
Opium’s Calculus (Part 2: The Experience of Northern Chin and Tonzang)
13 Minutes To ReadIn Part Two of a three-part series, Bobby Anderson examines the case of Tonzang and its exception to conditions for opium-funded insurgencies in Myanmar, as outlined in Part One.
Opium’s Calculus (Part 1: Abacus Beads)
22 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson, in Part One of a three-part series on opium and insurgency in Tonzang, examines some elements of traditional understandings of insurgency, statebuilding and opium.
Who is to blame?: No trash talk please
3 Minutes To ReadSwe Zaw Oo asks what might be standing in the way of a trash-free Yangon.
Broken roads and blocked drains: The recurring Samsara of Yangon’s urban problems
4 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant reflects on the recurring nature of the urban problems he encounters daily.
The road to taxi reform – can ride-hailing apps help fix the market?
5 Minutes To ReadDuncan Burry notes the promise ride-hailing apps hold for Myanmar’s future.
Why Education Reform is so important for Myanmar
7 Minutes To ReadBrandon Aung Moe looks at regional lessons for Myanmar’s educational reform.
Dazed and Confused: The Future of Yangon’s Urban Direction
7 Minutes To ReadAung Khant muses on Yangon’s drainage and infrastructure challenges.