City of Terror and Darkness: A Life in Post-coup Rangoon
9 Minutes To ReadPhoenix (pseudonym) reflects on the economic, political, and cultural atmosphere in Rangoon after the February 2021 coup through the eyes of a normal youth.
When even dreaming is impossible: how COVID-19 hit Myanmar women working in Thailand’s agricultural sector
6 Minutes To ReadSofie Mortensen and Saw Aung Htun Lin reflect on the gendered impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar women in Phop Phra, Thailand.
Internal migration in Myanmar: Security trumps economic incentives
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 […]
What can recovery after Cyclone Nargis tell us about Myanmar’s resilience to COVID-19?
18 Minutes To ReadMyat Thet Thitsar and Markus Kostner argue that heeding lessons from Cyclone Nargis can help Myanmar to overcome the impact of the pandemic response.
The Karen in 2017: Resilience, Aspirations and Politics (Part 4)
6 Minutes To ReadTea Circle reviews the last of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen. Parts 1, 2 and 3 can be found here, here and here.
The Karen in 2017: Resilience, Aspirations and Politics (Part 3)
5 Minutes To ReadJustine Chambers reviews the third of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen.
The Karen in 2017: Resilience, Aspirations and Politics (Part 1)
7 Minutes To ReadTea Circle reviews the first of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen.
A Candid Conversation with a Fellow Researcher
7 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee talks with Yi Li about her new book on the Chinese migrant community in colonial Burma.
Learning, Migration and Intergenerational Relations – The Karen and the Gift of Education by Pia Jolliffe, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2016, 180 Pages.
5 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Pia Jolliffe’s new book on the Karen and the gift of education.