Remembering Michel Louis Méca’s birthday cake
4 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win remembers chef Michel Louis Méca, and a very special cake he baked.
Dire need for an alternative in Rakhine
10 Minutes To ReadThiha Wint Aung explains why responding to the Arakan Army (AA) with full military might would be counterproductive.
Testing the Water: the 2018 By-Elections and Myanmar’s Political Future
14 Minutes To ReadHan Htoo Khant Paing and Richard Roewer analyze how political parties have changed their campaign strategies to prepare for the 2020 election.
Injecting the Federal Principle into Myanmar’s Constitutional Amendment Procedure
8 Minutes To ReadJesse Hartery considers the possibilities for a change in Myanmar’s constitutional amendment procedure.
The Promises of Planning Under the NLD
6 Minutes To ReadDiana Huynh considers Myanmar’s trajectory towards national spatial planning and urbanisation under the NLD in the last year.
Myanmar’s Freedom of Expression as a Broken Promise of the NLD
11 Minutes To ReadYaw Bawm Mangshang analyzes the status of press freedom under the NLD-led government.
Law & Constitutionalism in Myanmar: A Year in Review
11 Minutes To ReadJesse Hartery discusses some of the legal and constitutional changes in Myanmar over the last year. Editor’s Note This post is part of Tea Circle’s “2018 Year in Review” series, which looks back […]
Marginalisation or Consolidation? The Parliamentary Year in Review
7 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau assesses what Myanmar’s Union legislature has (and has not) achieved over the past year.
Democratizing the Public Space in Myanmar
5 Minutes To ReadAye Thein argues that the NLD government is taking a sledgehammer approach to the issue of freedom of assembly in Myanmar.
How Myanmar’s ruling party keeps its lawmakers under control
6 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau argues that potential dissidents within the NLD are unlikely to gain influence.