Shan States
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This is an informed, well-researched, well-written, and thought-provoking work. By any measure, this is a fine volume worthy of a home on the shelf of any scholar working on Asian migrants, refugee issues, or contemporary Burma generally.
บทคัดย่อภาษาไทย การศึกษาพบว่า กลุ่มเรือนที่ก่อสร้างด้วยอิฐดินดิบและไม้ของชาวไทเหนือในหมู่บ้านหนองเงินมีพัฒนาการด้านเทคนิคก่อสร้างเป็นสัมภาระทางวัฒนธรรมมาจากถิ่นฐานดั้งเดิมซึ่งอยู่ทางตอนใต้ของจีน... more
Descriptions and photos of 14 old lacquerware boxes from Burma, Myanmar. The boxes are more than 100 years old and of exceptional quality, most likely from the Shan State. Some are betel boxes, and the majority is made from a base of... more
Local responses to crises can be more effective, relevant and timely than those by external actors, as powerfully demonstrated during the fighting that erupted in northern Shan State last August. This article explores how local actors... more
Cette thèse analyse les relations de pouvoir qui sous-tendent le développement du tourisme dans la région du lac Inlé, sur le plateau shan (Birmanie). Cet espace périphérique est principalement peuplé par l’ethnie intha, qui déploie sur... more
Although little-known, domestic tourism in Myanmar widely outweighs inbound tourism. Its dynamics are a relevant lens to understand Myanmar's fast integration into globalization. Statistical analysis, in-depth interviews and field... more
This report is a brief survey and rock art recording of the Lewun Rock Art site in Shan State, Myanmar, which was recorded in March 2018. The 42m-long rock shelter is located on a hillside dirt road connecting overlooking a valley. Two... more
This report covers human rights and conflict issues in Burma/Myanmar from January to December 2018, focusing on conflict and displacement, in particular, in Kachin, Shan, and Rakhine states, as well as issues related to freedom of... more
Lo Hsing Han died in 2013. The IBTimes wrote about him: "In the realm of global drug trafficking, Lo was a giant – he and his son Stephen Law operated their heroin business through a front corporation called Asia World. Lo used his... more
First-person article on the 2015 government offensive in Shan State, Myanmar, published in The Diplomat.