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For centuries a cross roads of Asia, Myanmar has also suffered the attendant waves of epidemic and endemic disease.
Reflections on the future of Myanmar Studies
Where to now for Myanmar Studies? New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly reflects on a rapidly changing field.
Can we avoid Myanmar’s isolation over the Rohingya?
Recent experience suggests that once Myanmar sees itself as isolated and victimised, it can be much harder to influence to change its approach on the Rohingya.
Trapped: slavery in the 21st century
The ILO is making slow but sure progress towards SDGs on human trafficking and forced labour in Myanmar, writes Gary Rynhart.
Justice in Myanmar: the view from Auntie’s shop
Brutal violence and nasty racist politics have a long history in Myanmar. To survive, people compartmentalise.
What lurks beyond the Belt and Road in Myanmar?
A reflection on China-Myanmar relations ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit on 17 January 2020.
Human rights and heritage sites in Myanmar: An irreconcilable juxtaposition or a productive conversation?
What does world heritage inscription mean in a country where human rights abuses are ongoing?
Lost in tongue: the politics of mother tongue education in Myanmar
A glimpse into the current state of mother tongue education and its connections to the broader ethnic reconciliation process.
Illiberalism and democratic illusions in Myanmar
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ တင်းမာသောအမြင်သဘောထားနှင့် ဒီမိုကရေစီလှည့်စားမှုများ - ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပြင်ဆင်ခြင်းအား နိုင်ငံရေးစွမ်းဆောင်မှုအဖြစ် အသုံးချခြင်း
Smallholder crop booms in mainland SEA
Destructive cycles of crop booms carve deep cracks in SEA societies, cultures and landscapes.
Will Canada take Myanmar to the ICJ for genocide?
Exploring possible paths to justice for crimes against the Rohingya.
Twin authoritarianisms in Myanmar
Myanmar's symbiotic civil-military authoritarianism is the root of its political failures and its ethnic tensions.
A small hope: the extension of the Tatmadaw’s unilateral ceasefire
Despite recent attacks by the Northern Alliance, Myanmar's military has extended its unilateral ceasefire.
Is a weak USDP good for Myanmar?
Authoritarian successor parties can be an important part of democratic consolidation, so we shouldn’t necessarily welcome a weak USDP.
Diplomatic intelligence
Andrew Selth's recollections of the hazards of the rumour mill in Ne Win-era Myanmar.
Notes from the Salween Peace Park
Weary of Myanmar’s elite-driven peace process, some communities in Karen State are trying something different.
VIDEO: Entrenched Illiberalism in Mainland Southeast Asia
Scholars and activists discuss the region's persistent struggles with democracy at a recent ANU conference.
Entrenched illiberalism in Mainland Southeast Asia
ANU conference examines how and why illiberalism remains inherent to political order in mainland Southeast Asia, and what might be done about it.
Introducing ‘Myanmar Transformed? People, Places and Politics’
The latest on the ANU’s Myanmar Update conference series.
New Mandala’s most read in 2018
Revisit the 20 most popular articles published at New Mandala this year.
Lost in literature: the misuse of western sources and perspectives [Part III]
On the the misuse of western historical sources in the search for Suvarnabhumi.
Lost in literature: the political and religious consequences of Suvarnabhumi [Part II]
On nationalism, religion, archaeology, folklore and pseudo-history.
Lost in literature: why we need to stop the quest for Suvarnabhumi [Part 1]
The idea of finding the El Dorado of Asia is a continuing obsession.
