Showing posts with label Burma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burma. Show all posts

Nov 24, 2014

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Mar 29, 2014

‏@FP_DemLab How deep divides are throwing Burma into a political void. New by Min Zin:

Very interesting analysis about what happened in Myanmar/Burma right now:
Why Burma Is Heading Downhill Fast

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/03/28/why_burma_is_heading_downhill_fast

I've been unable to escape an ominous sense that the political situation in Burma is on the wrong track. There are two main reasons for my anxiety. First, Burma is undergoing a leadership crisis. Second, the possibility of large-scale social unrest is increasing.
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As long as the military continues to control the presidency rather than handing power over to a civilian leader like Aung San Suu Kyi, the legitimacy and stability of the political transition will be incomplete.
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Unless Burma's leaders manage to reach a basic consensus about the speed and character of the transition, these risks will only mount. A few weeks ago I described the current situation in our country to some of my friends as a "slow-motion train wreck." As one of those listening put it: "Yes. And we, the people of Burma, are inside the train."

Feb 19, 2014

Feb 10, 2014

Jan 14, 2014

Seminar on Myanmar and education in Hong Kong (HKIED)

There will be a seminar on Myanmar and education governance in The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIED).
People who interested may pay a visit.

Centre for Governance and Citizenship -

Public Seminar on "Myanmar's Democratic Transition: The Role of Education Governance"

(CGC Seminar Series 2014/01)

Myanmar’s Democratic Transition: The Role of Education Governance

by

Professor Kerry Kennedy

Director, Centre for Governance and Citizenship

Research Chair Professor of Curriculum Studies

The Hong Kong Institute of Education

Date:       22 January 2014 (Wednesday)

Time:       12:30pm to 2pm

Venue:     Room B3-P-04 (Podium Floor, Block B3)

       HKIEd Tai Po Campus

     10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po

Abstract

With a constitution in 2008, multi-party elections in 2010 and by elections in 2011 involving Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, Myanmar appears to be on new pathway to democracy following almost fifty years of military dictatorship. As part of this transition a Comprehensive Education Sector Review (CESR) was commissioned by the government in 2012 with the support of development partners.  Its purpose was “to promote a learning society capable of facing the challenges of the Knowledge Age” and to build “a modern developed nation through education”.

This seminar will explore the issue of how an education system that has served the purposes of a military dictatorship might be transformed to serve democratic purposes. The focus will be on governance issues and what education governance for democracy might mean in Myanmar and elsewhere. A comparison will be made with other ASEAN countries and a distinction will be drawn between ASEAN versions of democracy and liberal democracy. The implications of these differences for education governance will be discussed. 

Myanmar’s efforts at democratization have been welcomed but the outcomes of the transition are by no means agreed.  As the date of the next election is now set for 2015 and the National League for democracy has indicated its intention to participate, it is a timely opportunity to evaluate progress.

 

Speaker

Professor Kerry J Kennedy is Research Chair Professor of Curriculum Studies and Director of the Centre for Governance and Citizenship at HKIEd. He has been a consultant to UNESCO providing advice on the development of new education legislation for Myanmar as part of the Comprehensive Sector Education Review. In November 2013 he gave a presentation in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on legislative reform proposals.

 

Please email cgc@ied.edu.hk for registration and seats reservation.

 

Jan 5, 2014

Check: Economist on Myanmar's economy reality

Myanmar’s economy: Reality check | The Economist
http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21592658-optimism-about-business-prospects-final-frontier-may-be-overblown-reality-check

THE most recent edition of the World Bank’s annual “Doing Business” report is a sobering read for Myanmar.... Yet the results show that it is still among the very worst countries in the world to do business.

David Dapice, an economist at Harvard University, argues that the “statistical net” is so poor that it is almost impossible to know what the real growth rate is, and that it is probably below the official figure. “There is no systemic falsification,” he says, as in the bad old days of the junta, “but a lot of underreporting.” Large pinches of salt are needed to season the diet of good news that still tends to emanate from Naypyidaw, the gaudy capital built by the generals.

Dec 20, 2013

Dec 17, 2013

On SouthEast Asia Game and Myanmar

Check:

Asia Unbound » Myanmar’s SEA Games Success a Positive Omen

http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2013/12/16/myanmars-sea-games-success-a-positive-omen/

in many respects the Southeast Asian Games, which are really Myanmar’s reentry to the regional/international stage, appear to be a success for the home country. (So far—one never knows when something disastrous could happen in Myanmar.) The infrastructure built and refitted for the Games has held up well, a sharp contrast from events in other countries in the region, like the recent Commonwealth Games in India during which the facilities appeared to be falling apart and the athletes’ areas were so dirty they caused a minor scandal in India. Many athletes, officials, and other foreign visitors have praised the ease of travel in Yangon, hardly a given, and also have praised the availability of assistance in English and other regional languages at the Games.


Nov 20, 2013