PHOTO>THE IRRAWADDY Young People Clamour to Leave Myanmar in Giant Brain Drain By THE IRRAWADDY 18 August 2022 Faced with rising unemployment, restrictions on human liberties and numerous other uncertainties, many young people are leaving Myanmar in an unprecedented brain drain. “Our…
PHOTO>THE IRRAWADDY Myanmar Junta Arrests Nine Striking Teachers Working for NUG Online School By THE IRRAWADDY 14 July 2022 At least nine striking teachers working for Kaung for You Education, an online school for students boycotting junta schools, have reportedly been arrested…
Photo>NHK World-Japan Thai border communities help displaced Myanmar people NHK World-Japan | 10 JUNE, 2022 Standing at the edge of the Moei River, a natural border that separates Thailand and Myanmar, Ko Soe Pai shouts: “Everyone who can come, please…
Photo>The Irrawaddy Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Operates Network of Schools in Resistance Strongholds The Irrawaddy | 7 JUNE, 2022 In parts of Myanmar’s northwest and southeast, where anti-regime resistance has rendered the junta’s administration largely ineffective, students are back in class—but…
Photo>Frontier MYANMAR Lessons in defying the junta: parallel education systems emerge Military raids, an internet blackout and other challenges have not prevented the opening of schools under the National Unity Government in villages throughout Myaing Township. Frontier MYANMAR | 6…
PHOTO>TimesHigherEducation/ Getty Asean universities must focus on quality to catch up with West Lifelong learning and industry collaboration are also priorities for higher education in the region, says Choltis Dhirathiti By Choltis Dhirathiti | Times Higher Education, 31 May 2022…
Photo>Frontier MYANMAR Migrants face arrest and exploitation in Thailand’s shadow economy Thailand has just reopened its border to Myanmar workers, but a cumbersome application process and deepening poverty continues to push them down illegal paths. Frontier MYANMAR | 26 MAY,…
Photo>Frontier MYANMAR Inside the junta’s war on student unions Mysterious associations have been replacing independent student unions, which have long played an active role in the pro-democracy movement. Frontier MYANMAR | 18 MAY, 2022 A month after Sittwe University reopened…
Photo>NHK World-Japan Young people take up arms in post-coup Myanmar NHK World-Japan | 15 March, 2022 Before last February’s coup in Myanmar, Sai Kyaw Thura was a student, with dreams of pursuing higher education. Just over a year later, he…
Migrant workers get a raw deal When the Myanmar military reopened the nation’s schools in November, millions of students found themselves forced to choose between maintaining the boycott of state services and losing even more of their education. Bangkok Post…