Past events
Political violence and truth (in Myanmar)
Chair: Dr Nick Cheesman, Department of Political and Social Change, ANU
Myanmar
Arson, exclusion and exodus: what next for the Rohingya and Myanmar?
Dr. Melissa Crouch (Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales Law School), Dr. Nich Farrelly (Associate Dean, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University), Marc Purcell (CEO, Australian Council for International Development), Dr. Andrew Selth (Adjunct Associate Professor, Griffith Asia Institute), Dr. Than Tun (Fellow, Australian National University)
Myanmar has made global headlines in recent weeks due to the flight of almost half a million Rohingya to Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries. The exodus follows attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) against Myanmar police outposts in October 2016 and again on August 25 2017 which were coordinated with the release of a report on...
Socio-economic Development in Myanmar's Delta: Insights from Maubin Township, Ayeyarwady Region
Prof Khine Myint Cho, Head of Geography, Dawei University
After 1988, the Government of Myanmar led a transition from a centrally controlled to a more open-market economy. As a consequence, several development programs emerged in Maubin township, as in other areas of Myanmar, combining with increased market participation to impact local livelihoods. The purpose of the research is to investigate spatial...
Socio-economic Development in Myanmar's Delta: Insights from Maubin Township, Ayeyarwady Region
Prof Khine Myint Cho, Head of Geography, Dawei University
After 1988, the Government of Myanmar led a transition from a centrally controlled to a more open-market economy. As a consequence, several development programs emerged in Maubin township, as in other areas of Myanmar, combining with increased market participation to impact local livelihoods. The purpose of the research is to investigate spatial...
The Past, Present and Future of University of Yangon
Professor Nilar Aung
The University of Rangoon, what is today the University of Yangon, was established in 1920. In this presentation, Professor Nilar Aung will discuss the rise, decline, and current situation of the University, and the renewed hopes for its future.
