SRIc-Shwetaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre
@shwetaungthagathu.org
The Shwetaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre (SRIc) is a hybrid think tank (non-partisan) and consultancy firm advocating sustainable governance, policies, literacy, and practices in Myanmar.
https://www.shwetaungthagathu.org
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ASEAN must evolve beyond consensus-based decision-making to preserve its centrality and respond effectively to transnational threats, writes Tin Shine Aung.
ASEAN’s centrality depends on a shift to collective security
ASEAN must evolve beyond consensus-based decision-making to preserve its centrality and respond effectively to transnational threats, writes Tin Shine Aung.
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Latest article from the Consulting Director of Shwetaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre, @tinshineaung.bsky.social
Thuta Aung, an Assistant at SRIc, highlights how Myanmar is confronting an escalating waste-management crisis, driven by rapid urbanisation, & ongoing conflict. These pressures are overwhelming a system that has already been weakened by decades of neglect.
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu
Myanmar Waste Problem: Subtle but Challenging
SRIc Insights By Thuta Aung
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November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Thuta Aung, an Assistant at SRIc, highlights how Myanmar is confronting an escalating waste-management crisis, driven by rapid urbanisation, & ongoing conflict. These pressures are overwhelming a system that has already been weakened by decades of neglect.
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu
Pyae Phyoe Mon, a Junior Research Fellow at SRIc, explains that since Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, civil society organisations working on environmental and climate issues have faced growing restrictions that limit their access to international climate finance.
Obstacles to Climate Finance for Local CSOs in Post-2021 Myanmar
SRIc Insights By Pyae Phyoe Mon
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November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Pyae Phyoe Mon, a Junior Research Fellow at SRIc, explains that since Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, civil society organisations working on environmental and climate issues have faced growing restrictions that limit their access to international climate finance.
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@shwetaungthagathu.org is a non-partisan hybrid think tank and consultancy committed to advancing sustainable governance, policy innovation, and sustainability literacy in Myanmar
Deadline: 20 November 2025
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@shwetaungthagathu.org is a non-partisan hybrid think tank and consultancy committed to advancing sustainable governance, policy innovation, and sustainability literacy in Myanmar
Deadline: 20 November 2025
www.shwetaungthagathu.org/home/article...
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Call for Internship
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@shwetaungthagathu.org is a non-partisan hybrid think tank and consultancy committed to advancing sustainable governance, policy innovation, and sustainability literacy in Myanmar
Deadline: 20 November 2025
www.shwetaungthagathu.org/home/article...
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@shwetaungthagathu.org is a non-partisan hybrid think tank and consultancy committed to advancing sustainable governance, policy innovation, and sustainability literacy in Myanmar
Deadline: 20 November 2025
www.shwetaungthagathu.org/home/article...
Aung Thet Paing Hmue, a Junior Research Fellow at the @shwetaungthagathu.org discusses how Education plays a transformative role in post-conflict recovery, serving not only to rebuild schools but also to foster reconciliation, social cohesion, and sustainable peace
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #sric
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #sric
Rebuilding Education in Post-Conflict Myanmar: Lessons from Nepal and Timor-Leste
SRIc Insights By Aung Thet Paing Hmue
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November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Aung Thet Paing Hmue, a Junior Research Fellow at the @shwetaungthagathu.org discusses how Education plays a transformative role in post-conflict recovery, serving not only to rebuild schools but also to foster reconciliation, social cohesion, and sustainable peace
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #sric
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #sric
Dr. Htet Khaing Min, Research Fellow from the @shwetaungthagathu.org, discusses the harsh realities faced by Myanmar’s migrant fishermen, whose exploited labour sustains Southeast Asia’s thriving seafood industry #whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sric #asean #fisheries #fishermen #Myanmar
Myanmar’s Migrant Fishermen: The Invisible Hands Powering Southeast Asia’s Seafood Empire
SRIc Insights By Dr. Htet Khaing Min
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November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Dr. Htet Khaing Min, Research Fellow from the @shwetaungthagathu.org, discusses the harsh realities faced by Myanmar’s migrant fishermen, whose exploited labour sustains Southeast Asia’s thriving seafood industry #whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sric #asean #fisheries #fishermen #Myanmar
Authoritarian Legacy: Myanmar’s Military and the Failure of Professionalization
By: @tinshineaung.bsky.social, Consulting Director at the
@shwetaungthagathu.org
It is essential to trace its ideological and historical roots to understand why Myanmar military has become so powerful and entrenched.
By: @tinshineaung.bsky.social, Consulting Director at the
@shwetaungthagathu.org
It is essential to trace its ideological and historical roots to understand why Myanmar military has become so powerful and entrenched.
Authoritarian Legacy: Myanmar’s Military and the Failure of Professionalization | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
An analysis of Myanmar’s military legacy, tracing the Tatmadaw’s authoritarian roots, its entrenched power, and failure to professionalize.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Authoritarian Legacy: Myanmar’s Military and the Failure of Professionalization
By: @tinshineaung.bsky.social, Consulting Director at the
@shwetaungthagathu.org
It is essential to trace its ideological and historical roots to understand why Myanmar military has become so powerful and entrenched.
By: @tinshineaung.bsky.social, Consulting Director at the
@shwetaungthagathu.org
It is essential to trace its ideological and historical roots to understand why Myanmar military has become so powerful and entrenched.
Thuta Aung, a Research Assistant atSustainability Lab of SRIc, discusses how Myanmar’s (overlapping) polycrisis is undermining progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its own Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP)
#shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sabaitimes
#shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sabaitimes
A Brief History of Sustainable Development in Myanmar
SRIc Insights By Thuta Aung
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October 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thuta Aung, a Research Assistant atSustainability Lab of SRIc, discusses how Myanmar’s (overlapping) polycrisis is undermining progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its own Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP)
#shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sabaitimes
#shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sabaitimes
Hnin Eaindra Khine, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, discusses why the ethnocentric education curriculum strengthens Burmanisation, leading to the failure of social cohesion and peace building.
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sabaitimes
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sabaitimes
Ignoring Minorities’ History in Education Weakens Peace Building & Social Cohesion
SRIc Insights By Hnin Eaindra Khine
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October 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hnin Eaindra Khine, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, discusses why the ethnocentric education curriculum strengthens Burmanisation, leading to the failure of social cohesion and peace building.
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sabaitimes
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sabaitimes
Pyae Phyoe Mon, a Junior Research Fellow at SRIc, discusses how Myanmar exemplifies the structural challenges for ESG implementation in a country long characterised by crony capitalism, underscoring the importance of responsible investment #shwetaungthagathu #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Crony Capitalism and ESG in Fragile States: The Case of Myanmar
SRIc Insights By Pyae Phyoe Mon
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October 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pyae Phyoe Mon, a Junior Research Fellow at SRIc, discusses how Myanmar exemplifies the structural challenges for ESG implementation in a country long characterised by crony capitalism, underscoring the importance of responsible investment #shwetaungthagathu #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Insight Myanmar podcast with SRIc Director @tinshineaung.bsky.social
From the Saffron Revolution to Cyclone Nargis, rising nationalism, and today’s economic collapse—Myanmar’s shocks didn’t just add up, they multiplied. Scholar Tin Shine Aung of SRIc unpacks the country’s polycrisis and why sustainability is survival.
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Episode #402: Apocalypse Now Redux — Insight Myanmar
When Two Plus Two Equals Ten: The Perfect Storm Never Ends
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October 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Insight Myanmar podcast with SRIc Director @tinshineaung.bsky.social
Aung Thet Paing Hmue, a Junior Research Fellow at SRIc, discusses how EAOs provide crucial education for millions in Myanmar's polycrisis, but their focus on the dominant ethnic group’s identity risks creating new forms of exclusion for minority groups in the EAO territories #whatshappeninginMyanmar
Minorities Within Minorities: Double-edged role of Ethnic Education in Myanmar
SRIc Insights By Aung Thet Paing Hmue
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October 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Aung Thet Paing Hmue, a Junior Research Fellow at SRIc, discusses how EAOs provide crucial education for millions in Myanmar's polycrisis, but their focus on the dominant ethnic group’s identity risks creating new forms of exclusion for minority groups in the EAO territories #whatshappeninginMyanmar
Latest piece in @eastasiaforum.bsky.social from the Consulting Director of the Shwtaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre,
@tinshineaung.bsky.social
@tinshineaung.bsky.social
Without decisive leadership and inclusive reform, Myanmar’s Spring Revolution risks dissolving into symbolism rather than achieving substantive change, writes Tin Shine Aung.
De facto and de jure power in Myanmar’s legitimacy struggle
Without decisive leadership and inclusive reform, Myanmar’s Spring Revolution risks dissolving into symbolism rather than achieving substantive change, writes Tin Shine Aung.
eastasiaforum.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Latest piece in @eastasiaforum.bsky.social from the Consulting Director of the Shwtaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre,
@tinshineaung.bsky.social
@tinshineaung.bsky.social
Thuta Aung, a Research Assistant at the SRIc, discusses how nationalism can inspire conservation through eco-nationalism, but it often weakens international cooperation needed to tackle ecological decline.
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sabaitimes #econationalism #ecosystem
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sabaitimes #econationalism #ecosystem
Nationalism: How does it impact the ecosystem?
SRIc Insights By Thuta Aung
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September 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Thuta Aung, a Research Assistant at the SRIc, discusses how nationalism can inspire conservation through eco-nationalism, but it often weakens international cooperation needed to tackle ecological decline.
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sabaitimes #econationalism #ecosystem
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #sabaitimes #econationalism #ecosystem
Hnin Eaindra Khine, a Junior Research Fellow at the SRIc, discusses why mangroves play a crucial role as a guardian angel of coastal towns, for many communities, but the need to secure food is more important than saving the guardian. #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sabaitimes #shwetaungthagathu
Tanintharyi’s Mangrove Deforestation Amid Political Crisis
SRIc Insights By Hnin Eaindra Khine
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September 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Hnin Eaindra Khine, a Junior Research Fellow at the SRIc, discusses why mangroves play a crucial role as a guardian angel of coastal towns, for many communities, but the need to secure food is more important than saving the guardian. #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sabaitimes #shwetaungthagathu
Pyae Phyoe Mon, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, examines how corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Myanmar must balance community development and ethical business practices amid political instability and cronyism. #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sric #shwetaungthagathu
Corporate Social Responsibility & Community Development in Myanmar
SRIc Insights By Pyae Phyoe Mon
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September 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Pyae Phyoe Mon, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, examines how corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Myanmar must balance community development and ethical business practices amid political instability and cronyism. #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sric #shwetaungthagathu
Harry Myo Lin, a Myanmar expert based in Austria, specialising in promoting freedom of religion and belief beyond faith and devotion, highlights that Prophet Muhammad was not only a spiritual leader but also a political strategist and resistance figure. #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sric #sabaitimes
Resistance and Inclusion: Muhammad’s Legacy for Justice in Myanmar
By Harry Myo Lin
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September 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Harry Myo Lin, a Myanmar expert based in Austria, specialising in promoting freedom of religion and belief beyond faith and devotion, highlights that Prophet Muhammad was not only a spiritual leader but also a political strategist and resistance figure. #whatshappeninginMyanmar #sric #sabaitimes
Did you know Myanmar ranks among the top 5 producers of sesame globally, but most of these crops leave the country raw, earning farmers almost nothing? Khun Zaw Hein from SRIc had the opportunity to explore this question with Organic Roots Myanmar. #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar
#shwetaungthagathu #sabai
#shwetaungthagathu #sabai
Organic, Local, Resilient: The Story of Roots Myanmar
SRIc Interview by Khun Zaw Hein
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September 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Did you know Myanmar ranks among the top 5 producers of sesame globally, but most of these crops leave the country raw, earning farmers almost nothing? Khun Zaw Hein from SRIc had the opportunity to explore this question with Organic Roots Myanmar. #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar
#shwetaungthagathu #sabai
#shwetaungthagathu #sabai
Aung Thet Paing Hmue, Junior Research Fellow at SRIc, discusses how the education system in Myanmar has been severely affected due to the military coup, and how Myanmar educators have developed initiatives to uphold the right and ensure continuous learning #whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu
Education in Uncertainty: Innovation Amid Myanmar’s Conflict
SRIc Insights By Aung Thet Paing Hmue
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August 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Aung Thet Paing Hmue, Junior Research Fellow at SRIc, discusses how the education system in Myanmar has been severely affected due to the military coup, and how Myanmar educators have developed initiatives to uphold the right and ensure continuous learning #whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu
Thuta Aung, a Research Assistant at the SRIc, discusses how transboundary air pollution in Southeast Asia has become a serious issue for each country in the region, and the current efforts still cannot bring an obvious result to the region. #shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar
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Transboundary Air Pollution: A Challenge to Southeast Asia
SRIc Insights By Thuta Aung
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August 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Thuta Aung, a Research Assistant at the SRIc, discusses how transboundary air pollution in Southeast Asia has become a serious issue for each country in the region, and the current efforts still cannot bring an obvious result to the region. #shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar
#sabaitimes
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Latest article from the Consulting Director of Shwetaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre, @tinshineaung.bsky.social
ASEAN must evolve beyond consensus-based decision-making to preserve its centrality and respond effectively to transnational threats, writes Tin Shine Aung.
ASEAN’s centrality depends on a shift to collective security
ASEAN must evolve beyond consensus-based decision-making to preserve its centrality and respond effectively to transnational threats, writes Tin Shine Aung.
eastasiaforum.org
August 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Latest article from the Consulting Director of Shwetaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre, @tinshineaung.bsky.social
Pyae Phyoe Mon, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc - Shwetaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre, discusses involuntary degrowth and Local Resilience Amid Myanmar’s Polycrisis.
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#shwetaungthagathu
#whatshappeninginMyanmar
#degrowth
#polycrisis
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#whatshappeninginMyanmar
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#polycrisis
Involuntary Degrowth and Local Resilience Amid Myanmar’s Polycrisis
SRIc Insights By Pyae Phyoe Mon
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August 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Pyae Phyoe Mon, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc - Shwetaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre, discusses involuntary degrowth and Local Resilience Amid Myanmar’s Polycrisis.
#thesabaitimes
#shwetaungthagathu
#whatshappeninginMyanmar
#degrowth
#polycrisis
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#shwetaungthagathu
#whatshappeninginMyanmar
#degrowth
#polycrisis
Emilia Khine, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc - Shwetaungthagathu Centre, discusses the role Black Soldier Fly farming can play in addressing organic waste challenges in a least developed country (LDC) like Myanmar
#shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar#sabaitimes
#shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar#sabaitimes
A Ray of Hope: A Sustainable Solution to Organic Waste in Myanmar
SRIc Insights By Emilia Khine
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August 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Emilia Khine, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc - Shwetaungthagathu Centre, discusses the role Black Soldier Fly farming can play in addressing organic waste challenges in a least developed country (LDC) like Myanmar
#shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar#sabaitimes
#shwetaungthagathu #whatshappeninginMyanmar#sabaitimes
Naychi Thel Kyaw Tun, Program Manager at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, recently completed the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship in Society and Governance as part of its inaugural cohort
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #yseali
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #yseali
Governance, Growth, and Global Connections: YSEALI Society and Governance Fellowship
SRIc Cultural Exchange By
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August 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Naychi Thel Kyaw Tun, Program Manager at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, recently completed the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship in Society and Governance as part of its inaugural cohort
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #yseali
#whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu #yseali
Aung Thet Paing Hmue, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, notes that while the reactivation of ILO Article 33 could deal a significant blow to Myanmar’s junta, it has also raised concerns about further destabilizing the country #whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu
The Return of ILO Article 33 and Myanmar’s Dilemma
SRIc Insights By Aung Thet Paing Hmue
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August 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Aung Thet Paing Hmue, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, notes that while the reactivation of ILO Article 33 could deal a significant blow to Myanmar’s junta, it has also raised concerns about further destabilizing the country #whatshappeninginMyanmar #shwetaungthagathu
Thuta Aung, a Research Assistant at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, discusses how the Irrawaddy River became home to frequent disastrous floods, exceeding its natural phenomena, likely due to human factors, threatening the residents
#shwetaungthagathu #WhatshappeninginMyanmar
#sabaitimes
#shwetaungthagathu #WhatshappeninginMyanmar
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Floods of the Irrawaddy: Anthropogenic Catastrophe Disguised as Natural
SRIc Insights By Thuta Aung
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July 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thuta Aung, a Research Assistant at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, discusses how the Irrawaddy River became home to frequent disastrous floods, exceeding its natural phenomena, likely due to human factors, threatening the residents
#shwetaungthagathu #WhatshappeninginMyanmar
#sabaitimes
#shwetaungthagathu #WhatshappeninginMyanmar
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