Three prominent Muslim students from Thandwe town earned distinction in Myanmar’s early university history: Note: This account is excerpted from…
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Takkatho Nandameik
Takkatho Nandameik (One of the earliest writers and translators of military history books)His real name was Mohammad Ali, also known…
Pyu, Pagan and The Kingdom of Yèbàn (夜半国 / ရဲ့ပန့်နိုင်ငံ)
The Kingdom of Yèbàn (夜半国 / ရဲ့ပန့်နိုင်ငံ) A Historical Geography of Early Burma from Chinese Chronicles Original Post by Augustus…
Rohingyaphobia and the Language of Dehumanization
Photo credit A Rohingya Refugee’s Search for Safety, Freedom, and Justice | Human Rights Watch By Ngein Chan Aye in…
Myanmar’s Revolution Trapped Between Burman Nationalism and the Unresolved Muslim Question
A recent Burmese article titled “The Revolution Is Trapped Between Majoritarian Nationalism” raises uncomfortable but necessary questions about Myanmar’s armed…
The Karen-Burman Conflict: Origins of the World’s Longest Civil War
Historical Background & Modern Geopolitical Implications PART ONE: HISTORICAL ORIGINS The Seeds of Mistrust — World War II (1942) The…
Between Diaspora Politics and Armed Nationalism: The Rohingya Trapped Between Performance and Power
The Rohingya crisis is no longer merely a humanitarian issue. It has become: Recent remarks by Tun Myat Naing have…
AA, Rohingya, and the Great Game: Tun Myat Naing Speaks — But Who Listens?
In a region long abandoned to chaos, denial, and convenient narratives, Tun Myat Naing has done something rare: he has…
Myitsone Dam: Development or Disaster?
Kachin Civil Society Warns of Irreversible Consequences By MMNN Editorial Desk Yangon, May 5 — Nearly 50 Kachin civil society…
Revival of overland Silk Road routes between Iran, Pakistan, China, Russia, EU and Central Asia are genuinely historic
Xi’an was the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, which wound its way through Central Asia, Persia, and onward…