myanmar



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 04, 2016 • 11 min read

Banking Industry Uncertainty ahead

By David Hutt • Jul 04, 2016
Cambodia and Myanmar are seeing swift economic growth. Can their banking industries keep up with the demands of an increasingly connected world?

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 10, 2016 • 9 min read

Myanmar Cheese for a land of rice

By Holly Robertson • Jun 10, 2016
When Ye Htut Win launched his gourmet food enterprise in Yangon, most wrote him off as a "nutcase". Now, he's at the helm of a growing empire

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 02, 2016 • 9 min read

Myanmar Caught between two parties

By Holly Robertson • Mar 02, 2016
The incoming National League for Democracy says it will release political prisoners but, with the military looming large, the future remains uncertain

Dec 03, 2015 • 8 min read
Politics

Myanmar’s newly elected NLD takes stock of political landscape

The hard work starts now for Myanmar’s opposition National League for Democracy. After election success the party faces myriad challenges, not least the delicate task of dealing with the powerful military
By Sebastian Strangio • Dec 03, 2015

Oct 28, 2015 • 3 min read
Continued stigma

A place to call home: Naung Kan leprosy colony

Located just outside of Kengtung, a former trade crossroads between China and Siam, Naung Kan leprosy colony in Myanmar provides a stable and understanding environment to sufferers of one of the world’s most stigmatised diseases
By Brennan O'Connor • Oct 28, 2015

Sep 10, 2015 • 7 min read
Robert Sann Aung

Dancing with dictators

Unbowed by prison terms and vicious beatings, human rights lawyer Robert Sann Aung has been battling Myanmar’s much-derided judiciary for more than 30 years
By Sebastian Strangio • Sep 10, 2015

Aug 27, 2015 • 9 min read
Mae Sot

A break for the border

Positioned on the border of Thailand and Myanmar, Mae Sot has long attracted migrant workers who are largely responsible for that region’s economic success. Now, with improving infrastructure and social reforms, the town could be set to boost the Kingdom’s business profile even further
By Denise Hruby • Aug 27, 2015

Jul 08, 2015 • 9 min read
Buddhist Islamophobia

Wirathu: “The intention of Islam is to influence the whole world through rapid population”

As the Rohingya situation becomes ever more desperate, one man stands alone as their most vocal antagonist. Wirathu has been accused of using hate speech and acerbic propaganda to stoke anti-Muslim sentiment in Myanmar. Here, he tells Southeast Asia Globe that he is a man of peace who would show compassion if the Rohingya would only “be honest”
By Sebastian Strangio • Jul 08, 2015

Jun 17, 2015 • 4 min read
Marine Research

Liquid midnight

Searching for the ever graceful giant manta ray in the remote depths of southern Myanmar’s Mergui archipelago
By Patrick Carpenter • Jun 17, 2015

Apr 27, 2015 • 5 min read
Myanmar's orchids

Petal attraction

“Nothing in science can account for the way people feel about orchids… They are the sexiest flowers on earth,” said Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief. Perhaps that is why a few intrepid souls are drawn to a remote area of Myanmar in search of some of Southeast Asia’s rarest blooms
By Brent Lewin • Apr 27, 2015