Analysis
August 27, 2014
| Mizzima
‘We have more opportunity for cooperation. This momentum will not change’ China and Myanmar have shared a close relationship for decades. Despite a...
April 23, 2014
| KIC
Censuses are a starting point to order society. Benedict Anderson writes in his iconic essay Census, Map, Museum, that British colonial census-makers...
April 23, 2014
| KIC
Censuses are a starting point to order society. Benedict Anderson writes in his iconic essay Census, Map, Museum, that British colonial census-makers...
October 11, 2013
| Kaladan
As violence erupted in Arakan state of Sandoway town, the ongoing persecution of Kaman Muslims has made the news yet again. Unfortunately, this is...
August 23, 2013
| Kaladan Press
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, was in Myanmar last week on a 10 day long fact...
August 5, 2013
| Mizzima
The 25th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising Day is only a few days away. Preparations to commemorate the anniversary have been underway amid...
August 3, 2013
| S.H.A.N
Some may not agree. But if one asks the late Shan leader and scholar Chao Tzang Yawnghwe (1939-2004), better known as Uncle Eugene, (if he's still...
August 3, 2013
| S.H.A.N
The new political entity “Union of Burma” came to life in 1948, due to the Panglong Agreement in 1947. So it is first, the Panglong Agreement,...
July 15, 2013
| Mizzima
The transition to democracy that is in progress in Myanmar has showcased Nay Pyi Taw’s quest to prove to the world its credentials of becoming the...
June 28, 2013
| S.H.A.N
My presentation will focus on the history of how Maehongson became part of Thailand from the standpoint of Shan and British scholars, as well as oral...
June 28, 2013
| KIC
While the recent political reforms in Burma show promise for the country’s future, Burma’s long-neglected healthcare system faces a number of...
June 26, 2013
| S.H.A.N
Today, 26 June 2013 , the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, is quite special. SHAN has good news for so-called drug...
June 7, 2013
| S.H.A.N
It has been reported in the media that sectarian violence broke out and escalated on a wide scale, when a Muslim man doused a Buddhist woman with...
June 6, 2013
| S.H.A.N
The peace talk held in Myitkyina, from 28 to 30 May, between the Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/KIA) and Thein Sein government stopped...
June 5, 2013
| Kaladan
A Long time ago I learned never to say ‘never again’ when it comes to Myanmar’s savagery. The latest mayhem against Muslims in the Shan state, far...