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Myanmar

Flooded Kalay in Sagaing Region at its worst. Photo by BBC Burmese.

Dealing with disaster in Myanmar

Can the country meet the threats of climate change and natural disaster?

Facebook and Myanmar’s two floods

Chit Win explains the confluence of social media and natural disaster.

The centre of the neighbourhood

Nicholas Farrelly argues that, for Myanmar, an appreciation of geography should come first.

Regional responses to Rohingya exclusion

ASEAN misses an opportunity to show leadership, suggests Nicholas Farrelly.

Visions of Myanmar, old and new

Stunning images capture change and continuity in the Southeast Asian nation.

People eat at Yangon's KFC. Photo by AFP.

Myanmar’s middle-class bulge

Asia's newest middle class will set the pace of political change in Myanmar, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Gender and Myanmar’s Kachin conflict

Female soldiers fighting for independence, fighting for recognition.

Tourism and Myanmar’s missed opportunity

Foreign visitors are one way the country can quickly expand its economy.

A tale of two cities in Myanmar

Yangon and Naypyitaw show the leaps and limits of Myanmar's transformation.

The sunny side of ordinary life

Nicholas Farrelly examines the many stories of education, enrichment and contentment that have followed Myanmar's political changes

The irresistible rise of Colonel Sanders

Timothy Simonson bites into KFC, democracy and crony capitalism in Myanmar.

Is Naypyitaw growing up?

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly has a new essay on the evolution of Myanmar's capital.

Can Myanmar benefit from China plan?

Nicholas Farrelly suggests taking the idea of “one belt, one road” and turning it into many small projects

Road to democracy under repair?

Historic elections aren't the only key milestone on Myanmar's road to reform, writes Trevor Wilson.

Social media, Rohingya and damn lies

How new technologies drive competing narratives on a humanitarian crisis.

On China, The Lady has no choice

If Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is to lead Myanmar successfully she has no choice about whether to do business with China.

A state of peace for Myanmar?

Given the tensions and sensitivities in 2015, there are serious risks that conflict could escalate yet again.

Photo by Stephan Munder on flickr.

The end of exile

Myanmar’s returning diaspora are anticipated yet still hesitant.

Man with his bike. Photo by Staffan Scherz on flickr.

Front row seat in fast-changing Myanmar

Eleven students to complete first ever ANU in-country study tour of Southeast Asian nation.

Myanmar needs to forgive tax dodgers

A tax transparency amnesty will help the country's political and economic reform.

A young Burmese man checks his mobile phone. Photo by thaths on flickr.

Furlongs on the road to digitopia

Nicholas Farrelly argues it is not clear that there is any single technological or social fix for the Internet’s hazards

Hate narratives and democracy in Myanmar

Sectarian violence threatens to derail political progress.

Free and fair elections in Myanmar?

Military and international observers will be key to ensuring elections run smoothly.

A young Rohingya boy in a camp for the internally displaced. Photo by European Commission DG Echo on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/69583224@N05/

Rakhine and Rohingya: hopes for a peaceful future?

Who will save the Rohingya from their man-made tragedy, asks U Kyaw Min.