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Four-year-old Ar Zin stared at my bag. He knew there was something special inside.
The classroom full of 30 Burmese refugee children was so hushed that I could each child’s breath, and Ar Zin’s eyes…
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Obama in Southeast Asia: the pivot continues
Barack Obama is visiting Myanmar on 19 November – the first sitting US President ever to do so. How will this historic visit shape US-Myanmar relations? And how is China likely to react?
Obama is meeting…
How education can help Burma on the fragile road to democracy
On June 1, after decades of struggle to be a legitimate voice for the Burmese people, Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok. She did not raise a call to arms or popular…
Burma after Aung San Suu Kyi’s election victory
The by-elections held throughout Burma/Myanmar on 1 April initially look to have produced a stunning result for the National League for Democracy (NLD) and its leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
It was stunning…
Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s small steps towards change
Only two years after general elections in 2010, the world will be watching Burma’s by-elections to be held tomorrow.
Although the results cannot change the overall political balance of power with only…
The Burma question: is reform possible after 50 years of military control?
Today marks the 50th anniversary of military control over the Burmese state, marking half a century of the Junta’s tight, often brutal grip on power. But within the last year, there have been shifts towards…
Aung San Suu Kyi’s election bid is the litmus test for reform in Burma
In a landmark development, Aung San Suu Kyi recently confirmed she would run in by-elections to be held in Burma on April 1, 2012.
Until now, Suu Kyi has not been allowed to stand for election. When the…
The world can do much more to help Burma change
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is cautious, but says we are seeing the first signs of change in Burma, but the government there still needs to do more for its people. He is correct in saying “It is in our…
Participants (9)
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Trevor Wilson
Visiting Fellow on Burma, Dept of Political & Social Change
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Christopher Lamb
Humanitarian Adviser
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Gideon Polya
Sessional Lecturer in Biochemistry for Agricultural Science
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Anthony Ware
Lecturer in International Development
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Rich Mookerdum
Journalist
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Derek Tonkin
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Kit Andrews
PhD Researcher
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Scott Downman
Lecturer, School of Humanities
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Avery Poole
Lecturer in International Relations