Started in April 2020, this blog is about Myanmar and Indo-Pacific affairs.
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Research about Myanmar: ‘The adaption process is still running’.
A conference on Myanmar, taking placing at the University of Zurich last June, was performed under strict rules of conduct, reflecting the country’s crisis also in the area of science. Diverting positions within the international community how to meet Myanmar’s situation became visible. Hot summer days in Zurich, cold comfortable rooms inside the university’s old […]
Read more...“In the Path of the Storm”
As cyclone Mocha hit Bangladesh as well as Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin State, Magwe and Sagaing Region on May 14th, the main bulk of humanitarian assistance is yet to arrive. Mocha as well as cyclone Nargis back in 2008 got the storm-category 4, which means catastrophic. Der Zyklon Mocha traf am 14.5.2023 auf die Küste […]
Read more...Essen wie in Myanmar
Das Frachtgeschäft in Myanmar boomt. Grund sind die Essgewohnheiten der Exil-Burmes:innen Homesick refugees and migrants living in exile all over the world are yearning for Burmese food, triggering an economic boom for freight companies which organize deliveries from Myanmar. Eating habits used to be a typical cultural marker in the research of migration. Menschen, die […]
Read more...Die, die am Rand stehen
Street Food Vending in Bangkok soll künftig Thai-nationals vorbehalten sein Recently, Thai authorities evicted Myanmar vendors from the streets of Bangkok claiming unpaid stall rentals and work stolen from Thai nationals. This action is framed into the city’s policy of a Singapore-modeled streetfood selling. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi kritisierte im Jahr 2019 die Qualität […]
Read more...“Hoffnung mit Realismus mischen”
Ein Pressespiegel aus Asien reflektiert die Situation in Myanmar am 1. Februar 2023 Two years ago, the military in Myanmar annullled the results of the November 8th 2020 election, bringing the country under its rule again. The following press review of selected international media, with a focus on Asian outlets shows a varying perception of the […]
Read more...“Witnessing a lot of drama”
Das Magazin “The Diplomat” fasst das Jahr 2022 für den asiatisch-pazifischen Raum zusammen Giving a review of the year 2022 in the Asia-Pacific, the editors of „The Diplomat“ portrayed selected regions and events spanning from Northeast Asia to Central Asia. Mainly countries like China, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, India and Kasachstan made it onto the list, […]
Read more...“Back to Myanmar”
Die Flüchtlingshilfe der Vereinten Nationen ist in Südostasien nicht etabliert, wie ein aktueller Fall aus Malaysia zeigt In the first days of October, Burmese refugees were flown back from Malaysia to Myanmar. In doing so, the “persons in concern” have been repatriated into the conflict-torn country, among them defectors of the Burmese Navy. Since the […]
Read more...Thailands schillernde Rolle
Der Umgang mit den Coup-Flüchtlingen aus Myanmar reflektiert Facetten thailändischer Politik Living near Thailand’s border or staying in Thailand itself, refugees from Myanmar of diverse backgrounds are in need of a systematic approach of international assistance. Until now, various barriers hinder organisations, like the International Committee of the Red Cross (IRCC), to enter either country. […]
Read more...„Vergeltung und Abschreckung“
In Myanmar wurden Todesurteile vollstreckt Under the rule of the State Administration Council, Myanmar administered the death penalty for the first time in 46 years. Several countries have this punishment in their penal codes, hereby ignoring modern developments of international law, which by itself does not forbid it but categorize it a disregard of human […]
Read more...‘Telenor Myanmar Ltd.’ – ‘Atom Myanmar Ltd.’
In March 2022, Norway-based Telenorgroup sold for various reasons its succesful Burmese business to the Lebanese M1-Group, and a national business group. On May 30, Telenor announced the change of its name. In doing so it hopes for ‘wider business opportunities’. Telenor towers had been targeted repeatedly by PDF-forces ever since the Norwegians had announced […]
Read more...Land ohne Tourismus
Myanmar opened up to tourism again on April 17th, 2022. Commercial flights, suspended during the last two years due to the pandemic have been resumed at a modest scale. Still, it remains an enigma, where tourists in today’s Myanmar could go. As long as peace and political stability are shaken in the current situation, people […]
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