Editor’s note: This week, in two posts, we continue our forum on Panglong with the…
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In Yangon, Myanmar’s economic center and largest city, signs of “change” aren’t hard to spot.…
Myanmar today stands at the crossroads; where conflict and change are becoming daily occurrences. The…
The image of a ‘refugee’ has been created and nurtured for years as the complicated…
Charles Wallace Burma Trust Visiting Fellowship in Oxford The Charles Wallace Burma Trust will sponsor…
There have been rumors circulating that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi could actually become President.…
The merciless sun has started its journey towards the horizon, and I am grateful to…
The month of February is a peculiar one. It has never enjoyed the full status…
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.
Editor’s note: This is the first of two blog posts written by Dr. Reshmi Banerjee,…
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