By Christian Gilberti • Apr 15, 2020
In the late 19th century, colonial powers Britain and France held grand ambitions to exert control over the Southeast Asia region. The construction of highly ambitious railway lines to access Chinese markets was deemed the answer, and the "Race to Yunnan" was on

By Zachary Frye • Feb 20, 2020
Maung spent his childhood in the midst of civil war in eastern Myanmar. Now a migrant in Thailand, he uses art to soothe painful memories and shine a light on the ongoing suffering of his people

By Will Buckingham • Oct 25, 2019
When one of Yangon's many new immigrants tries to reach out to a taciturn neighbour, he nearly ends up biting off more than he can chew

By Hunter Marston • Jul 19, 2019
Three decades after Aung San Suu Kyi was first sentenced to house arrest for her fight for democracy in Myanmar, the Nobel laureate is now arguably the main obstacle to the country putting its past behind it