Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before…

During our course on trans-border studies, we had the opportunity to visit Wat Kutao in Chiang Mai, where the Shan’s New Year festival was taking place. Organized by the Shan Literature and Cultural Committee, this event provided us with a chance to engage in participant observation. The Shan people are a sub-group of the Tai…

I agree with the statement “Men have failed, let Women take over”. Men and women are two most complex animals on the planet. On the surface level the difference between them can be seen just that one gives birth and one doesn’t. But the difference runs deep through. The evolution process for both men and…

The case study ‘Hermes Fund Management, Total and Premier Oil: the responsibility and accountability of business’ discusses the deliberations of Hermes Equity Ownership Service (EOS) in 2008 regarding their stance on supporting Total, a major French oil company that operates in Burma/Myanmar. Specifically, it examines their consideration of whether or not to accept Total’s invitation…

The central theme of George Orwell’s novel, Burmese Days, revolves around the white European supremacy that emerged as a result of British colonization in Burma. Throughout the book, racial discrimination against the Burmese by white Europeans is portrayed. This racial divide is evident through the prevalent motif of white Europeans considering themselves superior to non-white…

The culinary art of Myanmar besides known as Burma is influence by China. India and Thailand. They have their ain cookery methods and dishes. Hence. Burmese culinary art has their ain individuality. Burmese people enjoy rice as their chief nutrient like the Filipinos. Rice is normally served with meat or fish. soup. salad and veggies…

During World War II in Burma there was a huge campaign going on to save Burma, called “The Burma Campaign.” This was Burma trying to keep their land from being taken over. One major part of this campaign was building a road to India, which would make getting materials from India to Burma and Refugees…

Our Country Our Country, the Union of Myanmar, is known as the land of golden pagodas. Myanmar is surrounded by big countries like China in the north and India and Bengladish to the west. Thailand and laos lie to the east of Myanmar and the south is the east of Myanmar and the south is…