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International IDEA spoke to artist and photographer Mayco Naing on the sidelines of the Australian National University (ANU) Myanmar Update 2023, where she launched her exhibition, “How to quantify FEAR”. This interview has been edited for length. Billie Phillips: Mayco Naing, it's a pleasure to have you here at the ANU exhibiting your and your colleagues' stunning work. What
Academics from The Australian National University (ANU) and around the country are calling on the government to do more to free their colleague Sean Turnell, who has been held in jail in Myanmar since the coup more than a year ago. Associate Professor Nick Cheesman has submitted a petition to the Australian Parliament, urging the appointment of a special envoy to secure
Academics from The Australian National University (ANU) and around the country are calling on the government to do more to free their colleague Sean Turnell, who has been held in jail in Myanmar since the coup more than a year ago. Associate Professor Nick Cheesman has submitted a petition to the Australian Parliament, urging the appointment of a special envoy to secure
Suu Kyi was ousted and detained by the military in a coup 11 months ago and hit with almost a dozen charges that add up to combined maximum sentences of more than 100 years.
Thursday, 15 July, 2021 - 12:30 to Saturday, 17 July, 2021 - 17:10 In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic changed things everywhere. It is still too early to say what the full effects of the pandemic will be on Myanmar. And to further exacerbate this, in February 2021, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s Armed forces staged a coup seizing power from the democratically elected and incumbent government, the National League for Democracy. What has followed has seen mass demonstrations on the streets, brutal crackdowns, economic downturn and the redrawing of many long-held boundaries, be it social or political. Thi...