Burma/Myanmar Myanmar’s long colonial hangover October 30, 2019 1 Image Credit: Not everyday you get to stand so close to one of your heroes... by Landersz; Licence: CC BY-NC 2.0. Written by Nicholas Farrelly.…
Burma/Myanmar Preaching hate and violence: The (militant) Buddhist perspective June 5, 2018 0 Written by Peter Lehr. When discussing religion and violence in Southeast Asia, the first concept that usually comes to mind is that of jihad or…
Burma/Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi: A Fall From Grace? October 18, 2017 0 Written by Anna Plunkett. Since late August the world has been witness to a rapidly developing refugee crises unfolding in Myanmar, the result of a…
ASEAN Rohingya crisis: ASEAN’s problems go beyond a religious rift October 2, 2017 1 Written by Ronan Lee. Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis is a man-made humanitarian disaster. The actions of Myanmar’s military in northern Rakhine state are accurately described by…
Burma/Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi has no excuse for staying silent on the Rohingya crisis March 31, 2017 0 Written by Tom Smith. Aung San Suu Kyi, the famed and much fawned-over former opposition leader of Myanmar, cannot be immune to criticism. Undoubtedly a force…
Burma/Myanmar Thailand’s troubled engagement with Myanmar February 26, 2014 1 Written by Sasiwan Chingchit. Despite two years of unprecedented efforts to democratize and open up its economy, Myanmar still has a long way to go to…
