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Myanmar in Focus @tnimyanmar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In the latest TNI commentary and podcast on politics and conflict in Myanmar, veteran KNU leader Padoh Thaw Thi Bwe describes (in Burmese) his long journey in the Karen revolution, from his junior days at Manerplaw to Joint General Secretary-1 today: www.tni.org/en/article/a...

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Myanmar in Focus @tnimyanmar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In a new commentary, the Pa-O Youth Organisation explores the multiple challenges faced by farmers amidst conflict in Shan State. Land restitution, rights protection and an end to conscription and other coercive practices by the regime and its proxies are essential: www.tni.org/en/article/l...

Pa-O woman working on the land, southwest Shan State Photo credit TNI

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Myanmar in Focus @tnimyanmar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Since the SAC coup, Arakan has become a major centre of resistance. In this commentary, Naing Lin analyses conflict, regime behaviour, international relations, ethnic challenges, displacement & humanitarian crisis as the ULA/AA seeks to build an autonomous Arakan State: www.tni.org/en/article/w...

ULA/AA flags at the old Mrauk-U palace Photo credit: Citizen journalist

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Myanmar in Focus @tnimyanmar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Land is vital in the struggle of the Mon people. Kun Wood analyses challenges and loss in the Bee Bee region since the NMSP's 1995 ceasefire. New land policies offer hope. But, amidst conflict, there is still a long way to go. www.tni.org/en/article/l...

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Myanmar in Focus @tnimyanmar.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

In a new commentary, TNI examines why women face many obstacles in equality, work, ownership and access to land in Myanmar, rights essential for livelihoods. Customary law and policies by ethnic organisations provide some answers. But there is much further to go. www.tni.org/en/article/w...

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Myanmar in Focus @tnimyanmar.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

In this commentary, Hsar Doe Doh Moo reports the launch of the latest indigenous conservation project in Karen lands. Community-run, collective and democratic, they are a model of autonomy amidst conflict, ensuring preservation for the future and an example to the world www.tni.org/en/article/r...

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Myanmar in Focus @tnimyanmar.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

As conflict continues in Myanmar, civil society organisations play a key role in addressing community needs and supporting change. In this TNI commentary, CSOs analyse contemporary challenges, recommending how their goals and endeavours can be supported and achieved: www.tni.org/en/article/m...

Participants at opening ceremony of Thawthi Taw-Oo Indigenous Park, Kawthoolei, photo credit TNI

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Myanmar in Focus @tnimyanmar.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

'The dysfunction left by the British has never been resolved. The Tatmadaw has never won victory and the need remains for solutions to ethnic, social and economic challenges that have always been political at root.' Listen to the podcast here: www.tni.org/en/article/o...

Karen National Union soldiers overlooking the Tipawicho battle front in the 1990s. photo credit Martin Smith

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Myanmar in Focus @tnimyanmar.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In a new series of podcasts, Martin Smith examines why decades of dysfunctional governance, human rights repression and military misrule have compounded the challenges of conflict resolution, ethnic inclusion and democratic state-building in Myanmar: www.tni.org/en/article/o...