Resolving Burma's ethnic conflicts is still a huge job: if the country's leaders succeed, the new capital has more than enough room for statues of peace-making giants.
Resolving Burma's ethnic conflicts is still a huge job: if the country's leaders succeed, the new capital has more than enough room for statues of peace-making giants.
Arguably, the key issue for Myanmar's reforms is getting the sequencing right. So what should the government do next?
This recently recorded video introduces a new project about Myanmar's changing political geography.
New Mandala readers who pay close attention to Burma matters will appreciate the electronic version of Dr Andrew Selth's new bibliography.
In June 2012 we were confronted with violence pitting Buddhist Rakhine against Muslim Rohingya. Today, how should we understand this situation?
New Mandala readers will want to know that the next Myanmar Update Conference will be held in Canberra on 15-16 March 2013.
Thaksin has a track record of indestructibility. It makes sense that in the difficult years to come the palace will want him on their side.