Phacharaphorn Phanomvan reflects on the role of female Buddhist practitioners in Buddhist societies. In December 2014,…
Category: Essay
Mael Raynaud continues his look at elite politics in Myanmar. Part One can be found…
Mael Raynaud explores elite dynamics in Myanmar’s social structure.
Htet Moe Nwe Win reflects on growing up in Myanmar’s gendered society. Since I was…
Editor’s note: This week, in two posts, we continue our forum on Panglong with the…
Editor’s note: Khin Zaw Win is currently the Director of the Tampadipa Institute, working on…
Editor’s note: This is the second part of an article written by Tea Circle co-editor…
Editor’s note: We launch our forum on Panglong with the following article, which will be…
In Yangon, Myanmar’s economic center and largest city, signs of “change” aren’t hard to spot.…
Myanmar has witnessed its fair share of demonstrations and protests against successive military juntas and political authorities. Communities have also come together against the construction of big development projects and dams (against Myitsone, Chibwe) and have been successful in halting devastation to their ecology. Interestingly, the spirit of activism in the country is not a post-independence phenomenon. Rebellion was common in the pre-colonial times.
