Yangon University, students and the state of national affairs, once again
6 Minutes To ReadDiana Huynh examines the historical and contemporary controversy of the Rangoon University Student Union.
Transition and its Temporalities
6 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind asks whether land claims might be calls for a re-orientation of time.
An Engineer, a Doctor or a Monk
4 Minutes To ReadAung Khant reflects on possibilities available to Myanmar youth, and the future openings and lingering limits they represent.
Blood, Dreams and Gold – The Changing Face of Burma by Richard Cockett, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2015, 254 Pages.
5 Minutes To ReadReshmi Bannerjee reviews Richard Cockett’s new book on Myanmar.
The Plight of Myanmar’s Forgotten Refugees (Part 3)
4 Minutes To ReadPaul Eustice reflects on his time spent at Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camp in Part 3 of 3-part post.
The Plight of Myanmar’s Forgotten Refugees (Part 1)
5 Minutes To ReadPaul Eustice reflects on his time spent at Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camp in Part 1 of a 3-part series. Editor’s Note What follows is the first of a series […]
On Names and Knowledge
4 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind writes about knowing and knowledge in Shan State.
Signs of Change, Spaces of Transition
4 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind suggests new ways to understand change and its manifestations in Myanmar.
Opposing the Rule of Law: How Myanmar’s Courts Make Law and Order (Nick Cheesman, 2015)
3 Minutes To ReadReshmi Bannerjee reviews Nick Cheesman’s latest book on rule of law in Myanmar.
Towards Democracy and Reconciliation (Part 4: Displacement, Ethnicity, and Peace)
4 Minutes To ReadTea Circle features the fourth and final installment of our series summarizing the recent workshop, “Towards Democracy and Reconciliation: Challenges Facing Myanmar’s Incoming Government.”