Myanmar

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

Stepehen Campbell interviews Ma Su Su Nway, a prominent Yangon-based labour activist and National League for Democracy party member.

Arahant Upaggutta, who is believed to be still abiding in the ocean, has helped many people to overcome their troubles and problems.

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

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.

There is an urgent need for a critical debate on mass tourism in Myanmar, particularly the viability and frailty of the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Policy.

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

A former American diplomat in Cambodia and Myanmar reflects on the trickiness of Obama's visit.

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.

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.

The underlying dynamics of violent conflict in Karen State remain largely unchanged, which may cause a relapse if they are not meaningfully addressed.

According to this analysis, the National League for Democracy's discriminatory policy on Rohingya is no less than that of the former military regime.

Even if half of the casualties reported are true, it is disturbing that there is no demonstration of anguish among the Burmese people.

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.

Numbers have played an important role in Southeast Asia. Numbers have political utility, especially when presented in manner that creates a dichotomous division.

In June 2012 we were confronted with violence pitting Buddhist Rakhine against Muslim Rohingya. Today, how should we understand this situation?

President Thein Sein reshuffled his cabinet on 27 August 2012, for the first time since the installation of his government on 30 March 2011.

This piece is Part 3 in a three-part series focusing on under-analysed aspects of the Dawei deep-sea port and industrial zone project in southeastern Burma.

New Mandala readers will want to know that the next Myanmar Update Conference will be held in Canberra on 15-16 March 2013.