Merit, Nepotism, and My Personal Encounter with a Burmese Proverb One of the most famous Burmese proverbs is: “ဆပ်ပြာကောင်းလို့ ခေါင်းပေါင်းဖြူ”(“The…
Category: Myanmar Muslims History
The Metamorphosis: How Revolutionaries Become the Dictator-Monsters They Fought
There is a tragic, repeating pattern in world politics: the freedom fighter of today becomes the oppressor of tomorrow. In…
Masjids in the Mandalay Palace Grounds မန္တလေး နန်းတွင်းဗလီများ
Written by Maung Maung (Shwe Keraweik) | Translated by Dr. Ko Ko Gyi (Note: Although my brother wrote this post…
Earthquake-Damaged Mosques Still Await Permission to Rebuild: A Continuing Pattern of Restrictions on Muslim Religious Institutions in Myanmar by President Min Aung Hlaing
Based on a report by Aung San Oo and Voice of Myanmar (VOM). Translated, expanded, and edited for international readers…
Legalising refugee employment could improve oversight, says NGO
Fatin Ahmad DarjiShare Tenaganita says many refugees are already working to support themselves, but most are employed in the informal…
The Refugees, The Tiger, the Donkey, and the Lion
There is a famous fable, a parable or a story to teach the people of a moral and spiritual lesson.…
Rights group condemns anti-Rohingya petition
FMT Reporters: Rights group condemns anti-Rohingya petition Pusat Komas says the petition is filled with misinformation that could lead to…
Nga Raman Kan (Rahman Khan): Revisiting an Early Muslim Figure in Myanmar History
By DARZKKG (Wiki User) Dr Ko Ko Gyi @ Abdul Rahman Zafrudin Nearly two decades ago, while I started and…
Suhakam condemns increased abusive comments against Rohingya in Malaysia
Suhakam condemns increased abusive comments against Rohingya in Malaysia FMT Reporters The human rights commission urges the public to refrain…
Please avoid using Derogatory names
Kaung Kin Ko People in our country (regardless of ethnicity or religion) love to impose their preferred terms of address…