Changing Hillside Economy: Farmers Turning from Opium to Coffee and Tea
9 Minutes To ReadYaw Bawm Mangshang shares a hopeful story of environmental recovery in Shan State. In today’s world, the daily news is overwhelmingly bleak with both man-made and natural disasters. Uplifting stories […]
Making Autonomy in the Federated Shan States: The Federalism of Sao Hkun Kyi (1935)
11 Minutes To ReadKikuchi Taihei argues that Myanmar’s federalism and national identity roots trace back to Hkun Kyi’s advocacy.
The Career Prospects of Sadists: Attrition, Collapse, and Myanmar’s Military (Part 2)
15 Minutes To ReadIn Part 2 of a 2-part series, Bobby Anderson considers the strengths and weaknesses of Myanmar’s military and its chances of collapse. Read Part 1
The Career Prospects of Sadists: Attrition, Collapse, and Myanmar’s Military (Part 1)
15 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 2-part series, Bobby Anderson considers the strengths and weaknesses of Myanmar’s military and its chances of collapse.
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 […]
Explorers, Rebels and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of the Myanmar-China Railway
12 Minutes To ReadFrances O’Morchoe details the lesser-known history of the Myanmar-China railway in nineteenth-century Burma.
The international community must listen to the voices of Burma’s internally and externally displaced people
6 Minutes To ReadPaul Sztumpf argues that the international community needs to change its humanitarian support strategy.
The Rise of The Kokang Militia Force
4 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun looks at a new development in militia politics in northern Shan State.
Conflict in Kachin and Northern Shan States and its Impact on the Humanitarian Situation
9 Minutes To ReadGum Sha Awng reviews the situation of displaced people in Kachin and Shan States.
The Diary of a Quiet Man
9 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee talks to a relative about his “Burma years.”