Still Need Time for Dialogue?
It has been over two years since Myanmar fell under the dark military regime’s rule. Over 4,000 souls have…
Climate Crisis and Humanitarian Catastrophe: Unraveling the Interplay of Conflict, Refugees, and Environmental Vulnerability in Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis
Known as the land of Golden Pagodas, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is one of the famous tourist…
Thirty Five Years of 8888 Protests: The state of democracy in Myanmar
Ever since Myanmar won freedom in 1948, political instability and ethnic tensions prompted the military to emerge as the…
8888 Anniversary Observed in Thailand
(This is a report on Prachatai’s coverage of the 8888 protests in Thailand with inputs from our contributor Aey…
The EU in Myanmar
To watch the entire webinar click here Peace for Asia hosted a webinar with the EU Ambassador in…
Justice for the Rohingya: A New Hope
Background In a country where ethnicity has long been linked to conflict, it is not surprising that ethnic minorities…
Coping with the coup: Myanmar
Background Although Myanmar’s GDP growth rate already began declining back in 2018, the covid-19 pandemic proved a critical blow to…
Assassination of Rohingya Leader
The high-profile Rohingya activist and leader, Mohibullah (Featured picture), was assassinated days ago by unknown assailants in one of…
Illicit Drug Trafficking in the Golden Triangle
Located in the arboreous highlands, the Golden Triangle is the meeting point of the borders of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand at…
“No to Dictatorship, No to Patriarchy”: Women’s Activism in Myanmar
The current military dictatorship that ousted State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Mying, and other members of the…
Civil-Military Relations: What Myanmar could learn from the Sudanese Revolution
Since the military coup that led to the arrests of President Win Mying, Aung Sun Suu Kyi and several pro-democracy…
Myanmar on the Brink of a Civil War
On February 1, State Counsellor Aung Sun Suu Kyi, President Win Mying, exponents of the National League for Democracy (NLD),…
A Backgrounder on Myanmar’s tryst with democracy
It’s another Monday morning on the streets of Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw and fitness instructor Khing Hnin Wai is buoyantly performing…
A thirst yet to be quenched. Myanmar’s lost democracy.
On 1st February 2021, the Tatmadaw (Burmese military) released a statement; Citing article 417 of the constitution, which ‘permits’ a…
Rohingya Crisis: No Relief From Either Sides
The ongoing pandemic has put an enormous strain on the infrastructures that exist meekly in most South Asian countries. At…
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