Kite Tales Myanmar
@kitetalesmm.bsky.social
A digital archive of Myanmar's hidden stories. We highlight the voices of ordinary people to celebrate diversity and promote heritage preservation. Find us at kite-tales.org.
"The losses have been immense, yet I find myself clinging to a fragile gratitude: we are still alive."
One of our previous fellows in Central Myanmar was lost her home in the April earthquake. Here, she wrote about her experiences as well as of her neighbours.
kite-tales.org/en/article/l...
One of our previous fellows in Central Myanmar was lost her home in the April earthquake. Here, she wrote about her experiences as well as of her neighbours.
kite-tales.org/en/article/l...
Life in the wreckage: Earthquake Survivor
kite-tales.org
September 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"The losses have been immense, yet I find myself clinging to a fragile gratitude: we are still alive."
One of our previous fellows in Central Myanmar was lost her home in the April earthquake. Here, she wrote about her experiences as well as of her neighbours.
kite-tales.org/en/article/l...
One of our previous fellows in Central Myanmar was lost her home in the April earthquake. Here, she wrote about her experiences as well as of her neighbours.
kite-tales.org/en/article/l...
It's been nearly 5 months since a massive quake struck Myanmar’s central regions, leaving deep scars on communities already struggling under the military junta.
As we continue to keep affected communities in our thoughts, we look back on a tale from Mandalay.
#Mandalay #KiteTales #childhooddreams
As we continue to keep affected communities in our thoughts, we look back on a tale from Mandalay.
#Mandalay #KiteTales #childhooddreams
August 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It's been nearly 5 months since a massive quake struck Myanmar’s central regions, leaving deep scars on communities already struggling under the military junta.
As we continue to keep affected communities in our thoughts, we look back on a tale from Mandalay.
#Mandalay #KiteTales #childhooddreams
As we continue to keep affected communities in our thoughts, we look back on a tale from Mandalay.
#Mandalay #KiteTales #childhooddreams
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"Hunger and undernutrition are not just about the fact that there isn’t enough food; there are many other aspects to consider. Is there food? Yes. But is it available where people need it?"
@thinink.bsky.social @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Listen now: insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
@thinink.bsky.social @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Listen now: insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
Episode #316: The Hunger Games — Insight Myanmar
Feeding the Revolution: The rice bowl might be empty, but the voices are loud
insightmyanmar.org
May 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Hunger and undernutrition are not just about the fact that there isn’t enough food; there are many other aspects to consider. Is there food? Yes. But is it available where people need it?"
@thinink.bsky.social @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Listen now: insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
@thinink.bsky.social @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Listen now: insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
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JUST IN: Fire and heavy damage at Mandalay University in Myanmar, reports of casualties
March 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
JUST IN: Fire and heavy damage at Mandalay University in Myanmar, reports of casualties
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The earthquake in Myanmar seems to have been shallow. Thinking of friends there and in Thailand, where it was felt strongly
m.emsc.eu#earthquake
m.emsc.eu#earthquake
Free and ad-free mobile application informing citizens in case of an earthquake and gathering their testimonies in the aftermath via comments, pictures, and videos.
m.emsc.eu
March 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The earthquake in Myanmar seems to have been shallow. Thinking of friends there and in Thailand, where it was felt strongly
m.emsc.eu#earthquake
m.emsc.eu#earthquake
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The Junta will accept international aid for Naypyidaw, Mandalay & areas under their control. They love a good opportunity to burnish their legitimacy.
Won't get to any areas that are resistance held or contested though.
This is their standard operating procedure.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Won't get to any areas that are resistance held or contested though.
This is their standard operating procedure.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Gods know folks in Myanmar are going through enough hardship as it is. Hopefully the junta will not block international aid this time around, but I'm not too optimistic
March 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Junta will accept international aid for Naypyidaw, Mandalay & areas under their control. They love a good opportunity to burnish their legitimacy.
Won't get to any areas that are resistance held or contested though.
This is their standard operating procedure.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Won't get to any areas that are resistance held or contested though.
This is their standard operating procedure.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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A historical seismicity map shows several #earthquakes of similar size to today’s M7.7 in Myanmar occurred in the region in the early 20th century, but this section of the Sagaing fault probably hasn’t ruptured since 1839 🧪⚒️
March 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A historical seismicity map shows several #earthquakes of similar size to today’s M7.7 in Myanmar occurred in the region in the early 20th century, but this section of the Sagaing fault probably hasn’t ruptured since 1839 🧪⚒️
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Thin does great work!
Journalist Thin Lei Win, Kite Tales co-founder, explores personal storytelling’s role in impactful journalism. She highlights Myanmar’s media struggles post-coup & the power of diverse voices in fostering empathy. insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
@thinink.bsky.social @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
@thinink.bsky.social @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Episode #316: The Hunger Games — Insight Myanmar
Feeding the Revolution: The rice bowl might be empty, but the voices are loud
insightmyanmar.org
March 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Thin does great work!
Podcast with our co-founder @thinink.bsky.social that touches on the work we've been doing to support Myanmar's storytellers as well as the origin story of how The Kite Tales started...
Journalist Thin Lei Win, Kite Tales co-founder, explores personal storytelling’s role in impactful journalism. She highlights Myanmar’s media struggles post-coup & the power of diverse voices in fostering empathy. insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
@thinink.bsky.social @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
@thinink.bsky.social @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Episode #316: The Hunger Games — Insight Myanmar
Feeding the Revolution: The rice bowl might be empty, but the voices are loud
insightmyanmar.org
March 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Podcast with our co-founder @thinink.bsky.social that touches on the work we've been doing to support Myanmar's storytellers as well as the origin story of how The Kite Tales started...
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Solid discussion with @thinink.bsky.social (co-founder of @kitetalesmm.bsky.social) on failures to tackle food insecurity, the weaponisation of aid, the suppression of journalism & more in Myanmar.
Thin brings a wealth of knowledge & experience to the table.
From @insightmyanmar.bsky.social
Thin brings a wealth of knowledge & experience to the table.
From @insightmyanmar.bsky.social
Episode #316: The Hunger Games — Insight Myanmar
Feeding the Revolution: The rice bowl might be empty, but the voices are loud
insightmyanmar.org
March 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Solid discussion with @thinink.bsky.social (co-founder of @kitetalesmm.bsky.social) on failures to tackle food insecurity, the weaponisation of aid, the suppression of journalism & more in Myanmar.
Thin brings a wealth of knowledge & experience to the table.
From @insightmyanmar.bsky.social
Thin brings a wealth of knowledge & experience to the table.
From @insightmyanmar.bsky.social
📢 Upcoming Talk
Our co-founder @thinink.bsky.social will be speaking at Reykjavík Uni on Mar 3 at 11:30 GMT.
She will explore the historical context of Burma/Myanmar through personal stories, hopes, & dreams of its ethnically diverse people.
Don't miss the conversation if you are in Reykjavik!
Our co-founder @thinink.bsky.social will be speaking at Reykjavík Uni on Mar 3 at 11:30 GMT.
She will explore the historical context of Burma/Myanmar through personal stories, hopes, & dreams of its ethnically diverse people.
Don't miss the conversation if you are in Reykjavik!
February 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📢 Upcoming Talk
Our co-founder @thinink.bsky.social will be speaking at Reykjavík Uni on Mar 3 at 11:30 GMT.
She will explore the historical context of Burma/Myanmar through personal stories, hopes, & dreams of its ethnically diverse people.
Don't miss the conversation if you are in Reykjavik!
Our co-founder @thinink.bsky.social will be speaking at Reykjavík Uni on Mar 3 at 11:30 GMT.
She will explore the historical context of Burma/Myanmar through personal stories, hopes, & dreams of its ethnically diverse people.
Don't miss the conversation if you are in Reykjavik!
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My analysis for The New Humanitarian.
There're many foreign experts on #Myanmar who I respect, but I made a conscious decision to champion Burmese (not Bamar) voices for this story. Thanks for trusting me with your thoughts. You know who you are. #Burma
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
There're many foreign experts on #Myanmar who I respect, but I made a conscious decision to champion Burmese (not Bamar) voices for this story. Thanks for trusting me with your thoughts. You know who you are. #Burma
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
Myanmar in “polycrisis” as US aid freeze compounds long-term donor neglect
Conflict, disease, and poverty are driving unprecedented needs as junta rule enters a fifth year. So why is humanitarian assistance shrinking?
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My analysis for The New Humanitarian.
There're many foreign experts on #Myanmar who I respect, but I made a conscious decision to champion Burmese (not Bamar) voices for this story. Thanks for trusting me with your thoughts. You know who you are. #Burma
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
There're many foreign experts on #Myanmar who I respect, but I made a conscious decision to champion Burmese (not Bamar) voices for this story. Thanks for trusting me with your thoughts. You know who you are. #Burma
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
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New event! (1st in Iceland!)
📆3rd March
🕦11:30 GMT
Reykjavík University host talk "Tales from Myanmar: From dictatorship to democracy and back again" w/ @thinink.bsky.social co-founder of @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Details:
www.ru.is/vidburdir/ta...
📆3rd March
🕦11:30 GMT
Reykjavík University host talk "Tales from Myanmar: From dictatorship to democracy and back again" w/ @thinink.bsky.social co-founder of @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Details:
www.ru.is/vidburdir/ta...
February 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
New event! (1st in Iceland!)
📆3rd March
🕦11:30 GMT
Reykjavík University host talk "Tales from Myanmar: From dictatorship to democracy and back again" w/ @thinink.bsky.social co-founder of @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Details:
www.ru.is/vidburdir/ta...
📆3rd March
🕦11:30 GMT
Reykjavík University host talk "Tales from Myanmar: From dictatorship to democracy and back again" w/ @thinink.bsky.social co-founder of @kitetalesmm.bsky.social
Details:
www.ru.is/vidburdir/ta...
It is now 4 years since the coup in Myanmar turned the lives of millions of people upside down. We've been supporting brave storytellers to share their thoughts, hopes & fears about life under military rule. They are vital now more than ever...
kite-tales.org/en/article-c...
kite-tales.org/en/article-c...
February 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It is now 4 years since the coup in Myanmar turned the lives of millions of people upside down. We've been supporting brave storytellers to share their thoughts, hopes & fears about life under military rule. They are vital now more than ever...
kite-tales.org/en/article-c...
kite-tales.org/en/article-c...
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The consequences of narcissism of the one given power, is death of the many deprived of their humanity.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
#Myanmar
#Thailand
#WhatishappeninginMyanmar
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
#Myanmar
#Thailand
#WhatishappeninginMyanmar
Myanmar refugees face sudden discharge from Thai hospitals shuttered by US aid freeze
Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S. President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities.
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The consequences of narcissism of the one given power, is death of the many deprived of their humanity.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
#Myanmar
#Thailand
#WhatishappeninginMyanmar
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
#Myanmar
#Thailand
#WhatishappeninginMyanmar
For 3 years, we've been publishing anonymous diaries by Myanmar storytellers on life under/ away from military dictatorship. We'll post these regularly on Bluesky now that we've migrated here.
This is a short graphic novel from an illustrator we've been supporting.
kite-tales.org/en/article/l...
This is a short graphic novel from an illustrator we've been supporting.
kite-tales.org/en/article/l...
In Limbo
kite-tales.org
December 14, 2024 at 9:49 AM
For 3 years, we've been publishing anonymous diaries by Myanmar storytellers on life under/ away from military dictatorship. We'll post these regularly on Bluesky now that we've migrated here.
This is a short graphic novel from an illustrator we've been supporting.
kite-tales.org/en/article/l...
This is a short graphic novel from an illustrator we've been supporting.
kite-tales.org/en/article/l...
December 6, 2024 at 10:46 AM
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Malka Older of Global Voices: In these fraught times, the press must continue, and intensify, its role of bearing witness
Great piece and a link to @kitetalesmm.bsky.social as an example of inspiring journalism
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Great piece and a link to @kitetalesmm.bsky.social as an example of inspiring journalism
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Improving democracy by improving how we cover it | Opinion
Saying the free press is a pillar of democracy is an understatement, writes Malka Older, the director of Global Voices. But the latest U.S. election has left the press shaken.
www.inquirer.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Malka Older of Global Voices: In these fraught times, the press must continue, and intensify, its role of bearing witness
Great piece and a link to @kitetalesmm.bsky.social as an example of inspiring journalism
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Great piece and a link to @kitetalesmm.bsky.social as an example of inspiring journalism
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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New event!
📆4th Dec
🕖7pm BKK time
Join @kitetalesmm.bsky.social at FCCthai for "Resistance diaries: An Exhibition of artwork by "The Kite Tales" w/ @thinink.bsky.social & more.
www.fccthai.com/events/450
Also go read their work here:
www.kite-tales.org/en
📆4th Dec
🕖7pm BKK time
Join @kitetalesmm.bsky.social at FCCthai for "Resistance diaries: An Exhibition of artwork by "The Kite Tales" w/ @thinink.bsky.social & more.
www.fccthai.com/events/450
Also go read their work here:
www.kite-tales.org/en
November 17, 2024 at 12:39 PM
New event!
📆4th Dec
🕖7pm BKK time
Join @kitetalesmm.bsky.social at FCCthai for "Resistance diaries: An Exhibition of artwork by "The Kite Tales" w/ @thinink.bsky.social & more.
www.fccthai.com/events/450
Also go read their work here:
www.kite-tales.org/en
📆4th Dec
🕖7pm BKK time
Join @kitetalesmm.bsky.social at FCCthai for "Resistance diaries: An Exhibition of artwork by "The Kite Tales" w/ @thinink.bsky.social & more.
www.fccthai.com/events/450
Also go read their work here:
www.kite-tales.org/en
If you are in Bangkok on Dec 4 (Wed) evening, do drop by at FCCT for this event. For 3 years, we've been supporting Myanmar storytellers to write diaries about life under the junta. We'll be exhibiting the artwork that accompanies those diaries. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
www.fccthai.com/events/450
www.fccthai.com/events/450
Resistance diaries: An exhibition of artwork by ‘The Kite Tales’
Journalism has always been a dangerous profession in Myanmar, regardless of who is in power. Even during the country’s fleeting decade of openness, journalism was a low-paid, thankless job that freq
www.fccthai.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:29 PM
If you are in Bangkok on Dec 4 (Wed) evening, do drop by at FCCT for this event. For 3 years, we've been supporting Myanmar storytellers to write diaries about life under the junta. We'll be exhibiting the artwork that accompanies those diaries. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
www.fccthai.com/events/450
www.fccthai.com/events/450