Fallen idol
ANDREW SELTH | There was a time, not so long ago, when Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was hailed by the international… Read More
Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi and the Tatmadaw
ANDREW SELTH | The democratically elected government in Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi has so far disappointed many voters and international observers. Her… Read More
Incident at Three Pagodas Pass
ANDREW SELTH | After decades of strained bilateral relations, Australia’s defence ties with Myanmar are gradually being restored. The office of the Defence… Read More
Why Myanmar’s military is not planning a coup
ANDREW SELTH | Speculation about military intentions makes for a good conspiracy theory but facts tell a different story. Myanmar has always encouraged conspiracy… Read More
Suu Kyi’s Myanmar, one year on
ANDREW SELTH | Twelve months ago, Aung San Suu Kyi was appointed State Counsellor of Myanmar, becoming the de facto leader of the National… Read More
Myanmar and Aung San: The resurrection of an icon
ANDREW SELTH | In this post on The Interpreter, Andray Abrahamian recently drew attention to the Myanmar government’s decision to name a bridge… Read More
The wisdom in the literature
ANDREW SELTH | Andrew Selth outlines why past generations’ accumulated literary and scholarly work on Myanmar is at risk of being lost —… Read More
A poem and the politics of high imperialism
MICHAEL WESLEY | Michael Wesley takes a look at a new book by Andrew Selth and the story of how a poem by Rudyard Kipling… Read More
Burma’s Rohingya Muslims mourn the end of the Obama era — and worry about Trump
ANDREW SELTH | Burma’s Rohingya Muslims have been described as the most friendless people in the world. But for the past four years they… Read More
Aung San Suu Kyi’s fall from grace
ANDREW SELTH | The people of Myanmar have always been able to capture complex issues in pithy, often humorous, ways. One joke currently doing… Read More
