Articles by Edith Mirante

Forgotten war in Burma, ignored war in Myanmar

International media outlets’ clichéd descriptions of the ongoing conflict are at best self-incriminating

A plague of epidemics throughout Myanmar history

For centuries a cross roads of Asia, Myanmar has also suffered the attendant waves of epidemic and endemic disease.

Death amid oil palms: Malaysia’s Batek Orang Asli health crisis

Public shock should be channelled towards real empowerment of indigenous communities.

An education in captivity

Edith Mirante reports on a Malaysian boarding school escape with tragic consequences.