Myanmar

In the final post in this series, Josh Wood turns his attention to the Thilawa SEZ, which has many essential ingredients for success

In this post, Josh Wood has a less than up-beat prognosis for the Kyaukphyu SEZ in Rakhine State

In the first of a three-part series, Josh Wood explains why Dawei should never have been chosen as a SEZ site

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly chews over the hiring policies of fast food stores

Carlos Sardi├▒a Galache weighs in to the vigorous debate about the Rohingya and their status as a "national race"

There is still a chance that Aung San Suu Kyi can become Myanmar’s next leader, reports Belinda Cranston.

Busarin Lertchavalitsakul charts Shan migrants’ experiences of ID card procurement and their mixed fortunes travelling between Thailand and Burma.

China’s rise means the US will turn a blind eye to Burma’s limited democracy, writes Gareth Robinson.

Paul Fuller writes that a sense of bewilderment is often apparent when news of violence in Sri Lanka and Burma appears

Olivia Cable offers an analysis from Mandalay, which is on the frontline of recent religiously-inspired conflict

Those promulgating rumours are responsible for flaming Myanmar’s ongoing Muslim-Buddhist unrest

Charlie Thame argues that Thailand ought to wake up quickly and recognise that migrants are an asset

Witnesses to long standing acts of oppression are complicit in the unfolding genocide of Rohingya. It is time to act.

The shadow of Myanmar’s past military rule won’t harm its new-found place as a respected member of ASEAN and the region, writes Mathew Davies

Burma is becoming a regional player in Southeast Asia, writes Gareth Robinson

Matt Schissler offers another timely reflection on religious violence and hate speech in Myanmar

Ludovica Marchi asks if Myanmar can rise to the challenges of ASEAN chairmanship?

Matthew Gibbons reports that Myanmar’s ongoing census ignores the country’s often malleable ethnic situation

Burma’s annual New Year’s water festival reflects the country’s growing disparities – even in romance.

Taylor O'Connor analyses legacies of conflict in Rakhine State, assesses recurrent patterns of violence, and outlines pathways to peace.

Olivia Cable reports on human trafficking on the China-Myanmar border.

The first census in 30 years poses challenges in a deeply divided society. New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly offers some thoughts from Naypyitaw.

Rosalie Metro brings a critical perspective to the fragility of Burmese education materials in an analysis that has major policy implications

Trevor Wilson, former Australian Ambassador to Myanmar, examines the important relationship with China at this time of flux and uncertainty