Insight Myanmar is a beacon for those seeking to understand the intricate dynamics of Myanmar. With a commitment to uncovering truth and fostering understanding, the podcast brings together activists, artists, leaders, monastics, and authors to share their first-hand experiences and insights. Each episode delves deep into the struggles, hopes, and resilience of the Burmese people, offering listeners a comprehensive, on-the-ground perspective of the nation's quest for democracy and freedom. A ...
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တော်လှန်ခြင်းများနှင့် ခေတ်သစ်မြန်မာပြည် ဆိုသော ခေါင်းစဉ်တခုနှင့်ပင် ဖတ်ရှုလေ့လာသူများနှင့် podcast နားထောင်သူများ ကျနော်တို့၏ ရည်ရွယ်ချက်ကို အကြမ်းဖျင်းသဘောပေါက်နားလည်မည် ထင်ပါသည်။ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင် ဘာသာတရား၏ လွမ်းမိုးမှု၊ ဘာသာရေးခေါင်းဆောင်များ၏ ချုပ်ကိုင်မှုနှင့် ရှေးရိုးစွဲအစဉ်အလာများစွာ၊ လူမျိုးစုများစွာ၏ ကွဲပြားခြားနားမှုများ၊ ပြည်တွင်းစစ်များ၊ ဘာသာရေးပြဿနာများဖြင့် ပြည့်နှက်နေသည်မှာ နှစ်အတော်ပင် ကြာခဲ့ပြီဖြစ်ပါသည်။ အဖက်ဖက်က တိုးတက်သောနိုင်ငံတခုဖြစ်ဖို့ ပြုပြင်ပြောင်းလဲဖို့ရာ များစွာကိ ...
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‘The Reality’ ကတော့ လူတစ်ဦးရဲ့ ဖြစ်တည်မှုကနေ အစပြုပြီး လူနေမှုဘဝတွေကို ကိုယ်စားပြုတဲ့ အကြောင်းအရာတွေကို ဇာတ်လမ်းစတိုရီတွေ၊ အပြန်အလှန်ဆွေးနွေးသွားမယ့် စကားဝိုင်းတွေအဖြစ် နားဆင်ကြရမယ့် ဒီဂျစ်တယ် ပေါ့ကတ်စ်ပလက်ဖောင်းတစ်ခုဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ မျက်မှောက်ကာလမှာ ဖြစ်ပျက်နေတဲ့အကြောင်းအရာတွေ၊ စိတ်ဒဏ်ရာတွေကို ပြန်လည်ကုစားနိုင်မယ့် ပေါ့ကတ်စ်တွေအပါအဝင် စိတ်ကျန်းမာရေး ၊ လူနေမှုဘဝတွေနဲ့ ရောက်တတ်ရာရာ အတွေးစကားစုတွေ၊ လိင်ပိုင်းဆိုင်ရာ အသိပညာပေး အကြောင်းအရာတွေပါဝင်ပါတယ်။ အနုပညာဟာ စိတ်အနာတရတွေကို ပြန်လည်ကုစားဖို့ အကောင် ...
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Arbitral Insights brings you informative and insightful commentary on current issues in international arbitration and the changing world of conflict resolution. The podcast series offers trends, developments, challenges and topics of interest from Reed Smith disputes lawyers who handle arbitrations around the world.
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On The Whole Story, we go beneath the surface. We delve beyond the headlines, breaking through the noise to bring our listeners the truth - a raw, honest, and gripping insight into discipleship in the most dangerous places in the world to follow Jesus. Our mission is to bring forth the most thought-provoking voices from the global church, sharing secrets from corners of the world our listeners have only ever heard about. To find out more about Open Doors you can visit opendoors.org.au or ope ...
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SSEAC Stories is a podcast series produced by the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre at the University of Sydney. Experts join us in every episode to explore the latest research and share their insights on a wide range of topics pertaining to Southeast Asia.Visit our website for more information or to browse additional resources: sydney.edu.au/sseac.
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Episode #445: Born in Yangon in 1984 and raised in the small town of Ye, Shakeel grew up as a Muslim in a deeply divided Myanmar. His childhood was shaped by the tension between his artistic passions and the restrictions of a conservative religious environment. When he began to draw, his relatives told him it was forbidden by faith. School brought …
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Episode 18 | World Watch List: the Middle East
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Have you ever wondered what life is like for believers in the Middle East? In this special episode, you’ll hear from Leila*, an Open Doors' contact who shares her eye-witness account of Christian persecution in the Middle East: heartbreaking stories of Syrian believers, Christian women fleeing household persecution in Iran, and defiant evangelism i…
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Episode #444: After more than 40 years of Burma advocacy, Larry Dohrs sheds light on the strategies that have exposed corporate and military abuses in the country, inspired meaningful action, and exacted costs from multiple incarnations of the junta. Inspired by his parents’ travels in the 1960s, he first visited Burma in 1982 and was captivated, w…
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Episode #443: Ei, a former member of the People’s Defense Force (PDF), shifted from armed resistance to humanitarian work, and now focuses on child soldiers and youth affected by conflict. She joined the PDF at 28, witnessing both bravery and abuse—including harassment and executions over financial disputes—which convinced her that real revolution …
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Episode #442: Yin Maung, a Myanmar-born digital-rights researcher with Aung Media, examines how non-consensual intimate images have become a political weapon in post-coup Myanmar. He places this crisis within the country’s rapid digital shift. Although online communication surged during COVID-19, digital literacy, privacy awareness, and regulatory …
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Episode #441: “I just thought, ‘Someone has to stay and bear witness,’” says Paul Greening, a veteran humanitarian with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). For decades he moved between crises—Afghanistan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, East Timor—but Myanmar, and the Rohingya tragedy in particular, define his moral world. He first encountere…
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Episode 17 | World Watch List: Afghanistan
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Ever wondered how a Christian in Afghanistan might experience persecution for their faith?Join Joyce and Sarah as we explore the hidden Church in Afghanistan: where believers meet in secret, memorise Scripture, and risk their lives for their faith. Discover the courage of women who shine the light of Christ, even in the darkest places.…
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Episode #440: Rick Hanson and Brang Nan engage in a moving conversation on Myanmar's ongoing struggle for democracy, focusing on psychological resilience, Buddhist practice, and activism. Rick begins with a powerful statement: “No one can stop you from claiming the power of your own mind, but only you can claim it.” He underscores the importance of…
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Episode #439: “The key human rights issue within Thailand and more broadly within the region is migration related,” says Ben Harkins, a veteran labor rights and migration expert who has spent over seventeen years working across Southeast Asia. From refugee camps to industrial zones, Harkins has witnessed how migration has become both a lifeline and…
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Episode #438: Jonathan Crowley shares his journey as a practitioner and teacher in the Goenka Vipassana tradition, highlighting the conflicts that eventually led him to step away after 35 years of dedication. He describes his gradual disillusionment with the organization's rigidity, particularly its failure to address structural racism in the after…
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Ever wondered how a Christian in India might experience persecution for their faith?Join Nathan and Gabe as we scratch the surface of the vast experience of Christians in India. With ancient ties to the Apostle Thomas, regions of India have a rich history of faith in Jesus. But today, 12 out of the 28 states have passed anti-conversion laws, and ch…
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Episode #437: Researchers Myat Su Thwe, a human-rights scholar, and Kyaw Lwin, a socio-legal specialist, examine how Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) operates digitally after the 2021 coup in their study Digital Governance in Exile. They describe a government forced online by warfare and displacement, assessing whether its services genuine…
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Episode #436: “We feel like we are not a useless person. You know, even [if] we have to flee our country and come to other country, we are still a valued person.” Dr. K, a Rohingya general practitioner, shares his journey from Myanmar to the Thai border, where he now supports the resistance by training medics and running makeshift clinics. He recal…
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Episode #435: “There is a person behind every piece of policy,” says Nandar, a senior digital security expert at DigiSec Lab, reflecting on Myanmar’s transformation into a digital prison since the 2021 military coup. Along with researcher and trainer Vox, journalist and consultant Myat, and political researcher Candle, they discuss how the junta’s …
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Episode #434: “I don't see how there could be a new social contract for a post-war, post-conflict Myanmar.” With this stark observation, Henning Glaser sets the tone for his analysis of the country’s turmoil. Glaser is a German legal scholar based at Thammasat University in Bangkok, where he co-founded the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellenc…
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Episode 15 | World Watch List: Saudi Arabia
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Ever wondered how a Christian in Saudi Arabia might experience persecution for their faith?Join Nathan and Anna as we explore the pressure and persecution believers in Saudi Arabia live with. The majority of the Christians in Saudi Arabia are foreign workers who face many abuses of their human rights and religious expression. Being the birthplace o…
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Episode #433: Raul Saldana's journey began in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he grew up in a Catholic household. As a teenager, he questioned the rigidity of Catholicism and turned to nature, finding inspiration in the vastness of the outdoors. Music also became a powerful part of his life, leading him into diverse spiritual practices. In his twenties,…
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Episode #432: Myanmar researcher Lin Jin Fu investigates the rise of scam compounds that blend human trafficking, digital fraud, and organized crime. His study, Scam haven: Responding to surging cyber crime and human trafficking in Myanmar, traces their expansion from Chinese “scam houses” into a transnational industry stretching across Myanmar, Ca…
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Episode #431: “I’m a sniper,” says Maui, deputy commander of the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF). He and four top commanders describe being pushed from peaceful protest into armed resistance after the 2021 coup. They say nonviolent methods failed when the military answered with bullets, mass arrests and village burnings, leaving youth to…
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Episode #430: Ngu Wah is a Research Fellow at Knowledge Circle Foundation and a PhD candidate at Chiang Mai University focusing on migration and political economy. In this episode, she speaks about the struggles of Burmese migrant workers and the crucial role of remittances in Myanmar’s economy, shaping the vision she has for her country’s future. …
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Episode #429: Emmanuel Flores' journey into meditation began at the age of nine in Rio de Janeiro, seated before a candle. His formative years were marked by a quest for positivity, but without a solid practice. This changed at 20, when a friend's recommendation led him to a vipassana meditation course in the tradition of S.N. Goenka. This course w…
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Ever wonder how a Christian in Myanmar might experience persecution for their faith?The people of Myanmar have been suffering through devastating civil conflict and natural disasters, but one trend that has emerged is how Christians have been disproportionately targeted and persecution. Having visited Myanmar, Adam recounts the strength and enduran…
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Episode #428: This panel gathers five voices from Myanmar’s unraveling present—specialists in food, economy, energy, education, and digital life—who together trace the anatomy of a country still fighting to exist. Their stories intertwine across fields once filled with promise, now marked by loss, adaptation, and the quiet persistence of rebuilding…
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Episode #427: Daniel M. Stuart describes his newest work, Insight in Perspective, as the product of decades of scholarship and meditative practice, aimed at practitioners and academics alike. The book, a follow-up to his earlier Emissary of Insight, examines the historical and cultural formation of the S. N. Goenka Vipassana lineage. He says it beg…
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Episode #426: The Karenni Interim Executive Council was formed in 2023 to provide services to people in dire need, with an estimated 80% of the civilian population displaced by the conflict. As people return to their homes, landmines placed by the military pose a multi-layered threat, causing injuries and deaths, creating a climate of fear for peop…
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Episode #425: Dr. Lalita Hanwong, a Thai historian and analyst, has dedicated her career to understanding Myanmar and its ties to Thailand. “I’m morally attached to the peoples of Myanmar,” she says, summing up a lifetime of scholarship and advocacy that spans from the archives of colonial Burma to the war-torn Thai-Myanmar border. “I just want to …
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Come with us to Mali, home of the legendary city of Timbuktu with a legacy of trade and learning. But how do Christians hold fast to Christ when the local church gathers is in secret caves, away from prying eyes? Join Steve and Joyce as they explore how churches continue to quietly grow in Mali.By Open Doors Australia & New Zealand
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Episode #424: This episode opens the first of a three-part Insight Myanmar Podcast series recorded at the Decolonizing Southeast Asian Studies Conference at Chiang Mai University. The gathering brought together scholars, activists, and cultural workers exploring how colonial legacies continue to shape scholarship, storytelling, and identity in the …
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