Articles by Andrew Selth

Names, titles and honorifics can be a political landmine for scholars

From Naypyidaw to Tatmadaw, there’s plenty in a name

The Japanese influence on Ne Win’s military intelligence force has been exaggerated

The long history of intelligence operations under the Burmese kings attests to the fact that Myanmar has long been an intelligence state.

Andrew Selth recalls an era of flourishing artistic expression amid heavy-handed censorship.

Andrew Selth's recollections of the hazards of the rumour mill in Ne Win-era Myanmar.

Why we must preserve Myanmar's scholarly and literary heritage.

Popular and recommended reading on the Southeast Asian nation.

More open politics and new technologies are putting much of the country back on the beaten path.

Part two of Burma and the comics.

Burma and the comics part one.

Andrew Selth discusses how matchbox labels provide a glimpse into the culture of colonial Burma.