Myanmar in Focus
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Transnational Institute's Myanmar Project. International research and advocacy institute committed to building a just, democratic and sustainable planet.
In a new commentary, TNI examines why women face many obstacles in equality, work, ownership and access to land in Myanmar, rights essential for livelihoods. Customary law and policies by ethnic organisations provide some answers. But there is much further to go. www.tni.org/en/article/w...
In this commentary, Hsar Doe Doh Moo reports the launch of the latest indigenous conservation project in Karen lands. Community-run, collective and democratic, they are a model of autonomy amidst conflict, ensuring preservation for the future and an example to the world www.tni.org/en/article/r...
As conflict continues in Myanmar, civil society organisations play a key role in addressing community needs and supporting change. In this TNI commentary, CSOs analyse contemporary challenges, recommending how their goals and endeavours can be supported and achieved: www.tni.org/en/article/m...
'The dysfunction left by the British has never been resolved. The Tatmadaw has never won victory and the need remains for solutions to ethnic, social and economic challenges that have always been political at root.' Listen to the podcast here: www.tni.org/en/article/o...
In a new series of podcasts, Martin Smith examines why decades of dysfunctional governance, human rights repression and military misrule have compounded the challenges of conflict resolution, ethnic inclusion and democratic state-building in Myanmar: www.tni.org/en/article/o...
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Farmers face many challenges amidst Myanmar's turmoil. In this commentary, Kun Wood describes the devastating impact in Mon State as communities struggle to survive military misrule, conflict, land loss, poor harvests, climate change and flight of young people: www.tni.org/en/article/t...
The Voice of Mon Farmers | Transnational Institute
Myanmar remains a land in deep turmoil. But as military repression continues, one of the most neglected consequences has been the devastating impact on the agricultural sector and the country’s strugg...
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Kachin State is rich in natural resources. But, as Lahkyen Roi explains in this new commentary, peoples and identities are under threat amidst land grabs, conflict and military misrule as destructive mining and agriculture interests rush in. Land protection is essential: www.tni.org/en/article/k...
Kachin's Contested Landscapes | Transnational Institute
A Myanmar Commentary by Lahkyen Roi*Amidst conflict and military misrule, one of the most devastating impacts has been ‘land grab’ as local people are displaced and outside interests rush in to seize ...
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As a flawed election nears, Su Latt Phyu analyses how the Myanmar regime is stepping up worker repression, with trade unionists arrested and youths conscripted. Military rule must end if the cycle of rights abuses, state failure and conflict are to be addressed. www.tni.org/en/article/t...
The Deepening Labor Crisis and Myanmar Election | Transnational Institute
The International Labor Organization continues to condemn the grave suppression of worker’s rights in Myanmar. But, as Su Latt Phyu highlights in this commentary, repression is intensifying as the mil...
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Civil war and displacement combine to drive people from Myanmar into neighbouring countries. In this commentary, Alvina describes the precarious lives of migrants in the farming industry in Yunnan Province, China, who worry if they will ever be able to return home: www.tni.org/en/article/l...
Lives of Myanmar Migrant Workers in Yunnan, China | Transnational Institute
Conflict, displacement and poverty all continue to drive people from Myanmar into neighbouring countries. In this commentary, Alvina examines the lives of migrants in Yunnan Province, China, where man...
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Conflict continues in Rakhine State where the Arakan Army is in wide control since the 2021 coup. The regime is seeking ethnic division, and Bangladesh wants Rohingya refugees to return. As Naing Lin argues, policies must be supported that protect human rights for all: www.tni.org/en/article/t...
The Search for Arakan's Security amidst Myanmar's Uncertain Future | Transnational Institute
As the countdown continues to next month’s election, the regime in Myanmar is intensifying military operations in opposition areas of the country, including bombing raids on civilian populations. A ke...
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In this new TNI podcast series in the Burmese language, the veteran Shan politician and journalist Khuensai Jaiyen talks about his life experiences, how he became a 'rebel', and describes his journey in the Shan Revolution: www.tni.org/my/article/h...
ကျွန်တော်သူပုန်တစ်ယောက်ဖြစ်လာပုံ − ရှမ်းတော်လှန်ရေးနှင့်အတူလျှောက်လှမ်းလာခဲ့သော ကျွန်တေ့ာ်ခရီး | Transnational Institute
TNI အနေဖြင့် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏ ပဋိပက္ခသမိုင်းကြောင်းအပေါ် ခွန်းဆိုင်ကျိုင်ယိန်၏ သုံးသပ်ချက်အမြင်ကို တွေ့ ဆုံမေးမြန်းထားသည့် ပေါ့ဒ်ကတ်စ်ရေဒီယိုအစီအစဉ်သစ်တစ်ခုကို မိတ်ဆက်ပေးထားပါသည်။
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On the NCA's 10th anniversary, TNI is launching the Burmese version of its analysis why the accord was an instrument for state control, not ethnic peace: there was a lack of inclusion, implementation, political will and accomplishment. It was then ended by the SAC coup: www.tni.org/my/publicati...
မြန်မာတစ်နိုင်ငံလုံး ပစ်ခတ်တိုက်ခိုက်မှုရပ်စဲရေး သဘောတူစာချုပ် | Transnational Institute
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏ တိုင်းရင်းသား ‘ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးလုပ်ငန်းစဉ်’ သည် ခေတ်သစ်ကမ္ဘာ၌ ရှုပ်ထွေးပွေလီမှု အရှိဆုံးတစ်ခုဖြစ်သည်။ ၁၉၈၉ ခုနစ်ဝန်းကျင်ခန့်မှ စတင်၍ နှစ်ဖက်အပြန်အလှန် သဘောတူညီချက်များ၊ တစ်ဖက်သတ် အပစ်အခတ်...
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As this ODI Global study highlights, a profound rethinking of humanitarianism is vital amid civil war in Myanmar. 'Unprecedented efforts' are underway to reimagine the state and governance, with 'indigenous sovereignty and self-determination' at its heart: odi.org/en/publicati...
Making Myanmar: humanitarianism amid revolutionary state-building
This in-depth study calls for a profound rethinking of humanitarianism amid contested governance, with relevance for many contexts beyond Myanmar that face such realities.
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On this link, Dr. Sultana Khanum, Laetitia van den Assum, TNI's Martin Smith and other specialists discuss alternative strategies at a UAI and UNA-UK workshop in advance of the UN high-level conference on Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GJ7...
Workshop on an Alternative Strategy for Rohingya Refugees
YouTube video by United Against Inhumanity
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Lessons must be learned by the international community. Local responders tell in this commentary how civil society groups delivered emergency relief after the earthquake last March. Meanwhile the military SAC continued to bomb civilians, including schools and hospitals: www.tni.org/en/article/a...
Aiding Oppression or Saving Lives? | Transnational Institute
In central Myanmar, local communities continue to live with the devastating consequences of the earthquake last March. In this commentary, local responders explain how, amidst conflict, it was only th...
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Now in Burmese, Sike Chan analyses in this commentary why, with limited resources, the Mon movement struggles to make advances similar to other ethnic causes against the SAC coup. www.tni.org/en/article/n...
သေနတ်မပါ ဩဇာမရှိ | Transnational Institute
On the 78th anniversary of Mon Revolution Day, Sike Chan explains in this commentary why, despite continuing sufferings and endeavours, the Mon cause has failed to make similar ground to other ethnic ...
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On Mon Revolution Day, Sike Chan analyses in this commentary why the Mon movement is struggling to make advances similar to other ethnic causes against the SAC coup. With limited resources, it is difficult to organise in a civil war decided by guns rather than politics: www.tni.org/en/article/n...
No Guns, No Glory: Why the Mon Are Losing Ground in Myanmar | Transnational Institute
On the 78th anniversary of Mon Revolution Day, Sike Chan explains in this commentary why, despite continuing sufferings and endeavours, the Mon cause has failed to make similar ground to other ethnic ...
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In this new TNI commentary, Kira explains how Karaoke bars (KTVs), despite their controversial reputation, have become important centres for resilience and social meeting amidst the struggles in Myanmar. www.tni.org/en/article/k...
Karaoke Bars in Myanmar: Hubs of Injustice and Resilience | Transnational Institute
Karaoke bars (KTV) in Myanmar bring together people from all walks of life – for better or worse. This commentary explores the controversy surrounding KTVs and argues that understanding them reveals m...
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After the earthquake disaster, distrust of the SAC remains high. As Naing Lin analyses, the Arakan Army and its allies have made notable advances in resistance and self-governance since the 2021 coup, raising the question could a new 'Union of the Republics' be evolving?: www.tni.org/en/article/t...
The Arakan Army's Struggle for Regional Sovereignty | Transnational Institute
The devastating earthquake which struck Myanmar last week has brought international attention to the civil war and national breakdown in the country at a critical time. The humanitarian emergency is s...
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In this poignant commentary, Alvina describes the personal toll that disaster after disaster is taking amidst military misrule, repression and conflict. The pressures on civil society are relentless. As she asks, don't people in Myanmar 'deserve to be happy like others?': www.tni.org/en/article/f...
Fear to Enjoy | Transnational Institute
A Myanmar Commentary by Alvina*The peoples of Myanmar are resilient, with aspirations undimmed for their country despite the challenges they face every day. But in this poignant commentary, Alvina exp...
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Lahkyen Roi explains how multiple crises worsen disasters in Myanmar: from military rule and conflict to poverty and climate change. As she cautions, international actors must practise 'do no harm' principles to address earthquake suffering. The SAC must not be sustained: www.tni.org/en/article/m...
Myanmar Earthquake | Transnational Institute
As the devastating earthquake on 28 March exposed, disaster is following disaster for the peoples of Myanmar. In this commentary, Lahkyen Roi describes how people face multiple challenges across the c...
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Meanwhile the struggles continue. In a new TNI commentary this week, Kun Wood explains the community sufferings behind last year's NMSP split, arguing that unity is the key answer and greatest defence for the Mon people and cause: www.tni.org/en/article/w...
What Way Out Is Awaiting The Mon People In The Future? | Transnational Institute
Amidst suffering and conflict, the Mon people are at a precarious crossroads in Myanmar. Following the 2021 coup by the military SAC, the New Mon State Party tried to stay neutral by its 1995 ceasefir...
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Disaster follows disaster amidst conflict and military rule in Myanmar. Misinformed international aid may try to bail out the SAC regime. If so, the 'disaster loop' will continue, with the people having to survive on their own through suffering, resistance and repression: www.tni.org/en/article/t...
The Disaster Loop | Transnational Institute
The massive earthquake of 7.7 magnitude which hit Myanmar yesterday is just the latest humanitarian disaster on top of humanitarian disaster to hit the country and its long-suffering peoples under one...
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Amidst civil war, the Thawthi Taw-Oo Indigenous Park has been launched to protect local ways of life. As KESAN explains in a new commentary, the goal is not simply to bring communities together but to establish environmental practices and reforms into future generations: www.tni.org/en/article/t...
The Inspiring Model of Community Conserved Territories in Myanmar | Transnational Institute
A Myanmar Commentary by the Karen Environmental and Social Action NetworkAmidst conflict and displacement, the need to preserve the lands of the people and natural environment is urgent. But visionary...
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In a new series of TNI podcasts, veteran analyst Martin Smith reflects on the cycles of conflict and state failure in Myanmar, arguing that only political solutions will achieve peace, justice and long-needed reforms that reach to all peoples: www.tni.org/en/article/t...
The Conflict Trap in Myanmar | Transnational Institute
TNI has introduced a series of podcast interviews with Martin Smith* on the conflict history of Myanmar. Through extensive travels and experiences, he has researched and reported about Burma/Myanmar a...
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On our 50th anniversary, a TNI commentary analyses why hopes and groundwork continue to grow in support of inclusive reform, political solutions and an end to military rule today, not at an uncertain time in the future: www.tni.org/en/article/c...
Challenges for Change in Myanmar | Transnational Institute
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of TNI’s foundation and a poignant moment for reflection on the enduring socio-political crisis in Myanmar. A nexus of scholars, activists and policy-makers, areas of T...
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