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 […]

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“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 […]

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Waso Lent: die buddhistische Fastenzeit und die Frage nach Gewalt

The worst crisis after independence from British Rule (1948) is shaking Myanmar. In this situation, life goes on, currently, under the auspices of the Waso Lent. Seemingly contradicting Buddhist teachings, violence marks everyday life. Die in Myanmar seit dem 1. Februar herrschenden Umstände, immer wieder als “chaotisch” umschrieben, bringen den Menschen einen neuen, von Gefahr […]

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Loving Kindness, Unheard Calls. The Potential Political Role of Buddhism

Myanmar`s senior abbots have tried to influence the events unfolding in the country after February,1 for the better. As it is widely known, they have not succeeded so far. According to The Irrawaddy, just three days before the military’s power seizure, members of the Ma Ha Na (Burmese short form for State Buddhist authority) had […]

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Israel and Myanmar: Beyond Military Assistance

As announced in December 2018 by Israeli Ambassador Ronen Gilor, the Middle-East country engages with Myanmar in selected sectors of  the economy. Currently, there is a cooperation in the fields of agrar-technology like drip irrigation, greenhousing and water management in general, as reports say. Here, Mandalay and Taunggyi in Southern Shan state are the main […]

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