Articles by Nicholas Farrelly

In this micro-post, Nicholas Farrelly offers a brief glimpse from 300 feet above the Rakhine State as a plane wobbles in to land.

Nicholas Farrelly presents a micro-post about culture, commerce and competition in eastern Myanmar.

On 15-16 March the Australian National University will host the 2013 Myanmar/Burma Update Conference. You can register online to attend.

Nicholas Farrelly still has some hope that the decision-makers realise the futility of these battles and can find a compromise that will work.

Yesterday a diverse group enthusiastically celebrated the 25th anniversary of Desmond Ball's Special Professorship at the Australian National University.

Nicholas Farrelly argues that if Thein Sein really wants to earn the world's applause then some well-timed domestic travel should be a priority.

Hot-shot journalist Thomas Kean gets reactions from Naypyidaw about President Obama's recent visit to Myanmar.

Inevitably there are questions from the vantage of 2012 -- 80 years after the 1932 revolution -- about what any future Thai coup might look like.

Enthusiasm about Myanmar's reformist juggernaut will reach hitherto unseen peaks during the President's hours on-the-ground.

For as long as I can remember Australian governments have maintained Myanmar and Burma as the two names for one of Southeast Asia's most important countries.

...exactly why the Myanmar authorities are so sensitive about the importation of radio-controlled toys and gadgets?

For peace, the best bet is that Burma’s current moves to electoral politics succeed. These days much is unpredictable, and can change quickly.