Human Rights in Myanmar: A discussion with U Aung Myo Min (Part 2)
11 Minutes To ReadThis is Part 2 of a two-part interview with the newly-appointed Minister of Human Rights for the National Unity Government, U Aung Myo Min. Read Part One here.
Lux et Veritas: Yale’s Links to the Myanmar Military
5 Minutes To ReadMi Chan (pseudonym) argues that Yale should assess its links to the Myanmar military.
‘Transfer of civilians’ as a ‘colonial wrong’ in international criminal law? Myanmar’s migration history as a hazardous argument
10 Minutes To ReadAxel Harneit-Sievers cautions against a problematic argument made in a new publication.
Critical Juncture: Being a Soldier’s Son in Burma’s Ongoing Crisis
4 Minutes To ReadRio (pseudonym) writes about how his father, a soldier, understands the ongoing protests.
On the Perils of Disciplined Democracy
6 Minutes To ReadAdam E. Howe reflects on the coup as an attempt to establish a Thai-style “disciplined democracy”.
Equality or Animosity: Where will the Democratic Uprising Take the Rohingya?
6 Minutes To ReadMyo Min outlines the potential and limitations of anti-coup protesters’ solidarity with the cause of the Rohingya.
Race in Myanmar: Rigid Hierarchies, Blurred Boundaries and the Human Cost of Racism
13 Minutes To ReadBuilding on a rich discussion, Indrė Balčaitė explores the everyday politics of race in Myanmar.
A Hidden Heart in House Arrest
8 Minutes To ReadVan Lal Thuam Lian @ Thuama imagines the feelings in Aung San Suu Kyi’s innermost being.
Myanmar’s Buddhist-Muslim Crisis: Rohingya, Arakanese, and Burmese Narratives of Siege and Fear, by John Holt. Honolulu, Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, 2019. 301pp.
7 Minutes To ReadChu May Paing reviews a new book on narratives of siege and fear in three cities of Myanmar.
Is where you go on holiday a moral decision?
16 Minutes To ReadBertie Alexander Lawson explores the moral questions surrounding travel to Myanmar.