Graphic novels chart Myanmar’s history
ANDREW SELTH | Exotic climate, turbulent past an inspiration to comic writers Before 1988, Myanmar (then known as Burma) did not feature prominently in… Read More
2018
Debating China’s influence in Australia
IAN HALL | Stories of attempts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to influence Australia’s political processes, gather intelligence, or simply intrude into… Read More
Regional wrap
Kim Jong-un’s visit to China and the diplomatic to-and-fro surrounding the upcoming summit meeting between DPRK and the United States were the most talked-about developments… Read More
US–North Korea Summit: Can Trump deliver?
An armoured train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pulled into Beijing on Monday, with a summit with China’s Xi Jinping confirmed Wednesday morning by… Read More
Justice for the Rohingya: Aung San Suu Kyi as saint or sinner?
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND SARA E DAVIES | Imagine Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi resigns, goes into exile, and apologises for her conduct… Read More
Biggles in Burma: Giving boys what they want
ANDREW SELTH | When British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quoted the poem ‘Mandalay’ during a visit to Myanmar in early 2017, to the obvious… Read More
Why New Delhi welcomes a can-do Canberra
Over the last few years, the emerging closeness between India and Australia has often made news, but such enthusiasm has been, at times, short-lived. However,… Read More
Regional wrap
The most-talked about development, this fortnight, is the significant diplomatic coup pulled off by Kim Jong Un in getting Donald Trump to agree to his… Read More
China’s new central bank governor will have to deal with massive debt and an ambitious economic agenda
HUI FENG | The Chinese government has appointed a new head of its central bank. Yi Gang, currently the deputy governor of the People’s Bank… Read More
Pathways from pariah for Myanmar and North Korea
Myanmar and North Korea were Asia’s pariahs. Both countries emerged from colonial rule to face immediate and existential security threats. Myanmar feared that internal insurgents… Read More
