U Wirathu Claims Facebook Blocked His Accounts
Myanmar’s ultranationalist Buddhist monk U Wirathu claimed Facebook temporarily shut down his account in a video shared on another Facebook account last Friday. “On May 31...
Ethnic Media in Myanmar: New Approaches
After reforms by Myanmar’s post-2011 government, the landscape for both mainstream and ethnic media has changed dramatically, with new media outlets blooming. Abolishing the...
Does The Issue of Kachin State’s Displaced People
The Issue of Kachin State’s Displaced People. As the sixth anniversary of the resumption of Burma’s civil war between the Burma Army and ethnic armed group the Kachin...
For Laos, Chinese Banana Boom a Blessing and Curse
BOKEO, Laos — Kongkaew Vonusak smiles when he recalls the arrival of Chinese investors in his tranquil village in northern Laos in 2014. With them came easy money, he said. The...
Arakan Communities Demand Support to Halt Mangrove Loss
KAN NGU VILLAGE, Arakan State – Until fairly recently, the residents of Kan Ngu, a coastal village in southern Arakan State, had considered the mangroves in their area simply as...
Ten Things to do in Rangoon This Week
Film français programmé en mai 2017 à Rangoon The second Myanmar Guitar Festival will feature more than a dozen guitarists, plus songs by J Maung Maung, R Zarni and Kaung Hset....