Media, News & Insights in Myanmar
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Mark McDowell
A career diplomat, Mark McDowell was Canada’s first resident Ambassador to Myanmar from 2013-16 and from 2016-20 worked in Myanmar as country director of the International Institute for Democracy and […]
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International Peace Support and Effective Peacebuilding in Myanmar
This research project explores the peace process surrounding the 2015 Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. It focuses on the successes and failures of international support for peacebuilding at that time, drawing together […]
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Myanmar
In Myanmar, we conduct research, analysis, and data gathering to help understand the opaque and rapidly changing post-coup environment. Our work assists bilateral and multilateral development partners, international nongovernmental organizations, and to make informed decisions with greater impact.
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Myanmar: Resistance and the Cost of the Coup in Chin State
The first of February marked the third anniversary of the military coup that upended Myanmar’s decade of democracy in 2021 and plunged much of the country into open conflict. Three […]
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Adapting to Electricity Shortages—Learning from Yangon Households and Small Businesses
Access to reliable electricity in Myanmar has long been a challenge, with the 2021 coup exacerbating the situation. As experts predict a worsening crisis, this report delves into the impact […]
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Resistance and the Cost of the Coup in Chin State, Myanmar
New research supported by The Asia Foundation as part of the Cross-Border Conflict: Evidence, Policy, and Trends (XCEPT) program sheds light on conflict and instability in Chin State, Myanmar’s western […]
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Conflict and Development in the Myanmar-China Border Region
This report by Kachinland Research Centre analyzes three towns on the Myanmar–China border: Kan Pai Ti and Loi Je in Kachin State and Mu Se in northern Shan State. They […]
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Peering into the Year Ahead in Asia
The year is still young, but our country representatives are looking ahead to the trends and developments that will affect the course of peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific in 2022.
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InAsia’s Greatest Hits of 2021
As 2022 beckons, it’s time to take a fond look back at the best of InAsia from the year gone by.
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Covid-19 and Complex Conflicts: The Pandemic in Myanmar’s Unsettled Regions
The Covid-19 crisis has had mixed impacts on Myanmar’s disparate conflicts and the ongoing peace process. The pandemic response has highlighted deep fragmentation across Myanmar society, in particular along ethnic […]
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Podcast: Political Unrest Unsettles Myanmar’s Borderlands
When the Myanmar military reclaimed power in February after a decade of democratic government, it disrupted the delicate peace process with Myanmar’s ethnic armed organizations, and the situation is still unfolding.
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A Short Workshop Guide to Positioning Data for Development Initiatives for Scaling
Over a three-month period in 2020, The Asia Foundation’s office in Myanmar and Saraswati, an Indonesian company that promotes development innovation, collaborated to help teams working on Data for Development […]
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Our Predictions for 2021, Following a Year That Defied Prediction
From a pandemic that quickly swept the globe, to the storming of the U.S. capital, 2020 was a year that defied prediction. So, what can we say about 2021? After a year that derailed development trajectories across Asia, our experts look to the year ahead.
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Covid-19 and Escalating Conflict: Three Priorities for Rakhine State
Myanmar’s Rakhine State has specific, complicated challenges—an ongoing health crisis alongside pre-existing humanitarian crises, a complex conflict landscape with violence that escalated even during the pandemic, and restrictions on humanitarian […]
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The Best InAsia Podcasts and Posts of 2020
The year of the pandemic was a long, discontented winter that the glorious sun forgot. But it was a year we dug deep into the voices and ideas of our colleagues across Asia in our new InAsia Podcast.
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The Governance of Public Procurement in Myanmar’s States and Regions
Public procurement is a critical pillar of an effective and responsive government. Myanmar is in the midst of a major upgrade to the legal and regulatory rules that govern public […]
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Myanmar Business Environment Index: Covid-19 Impact on Businesses
Apart from the direct health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the crisis and measures to combat it have hit the economy hard. In Myanmar, as part of the Myanmar Business […]
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2020 General Election: State and Region Hluttaws
Following this year’s General Election and the UEC’s release of the official results, The Asia Foundation has produced the attached short brief detailing the new composition of Myanmar’s state and […]
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The Asia Foundation launches Myanmar Business Environment Index 2020
Second edition of MBEI tool shows progress in governance for private sector development Today, The Asia Foundation released the Myanmar Business Environment Index 2020 (MBEI). The MBEI 2020, funded by […]
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How’s Business? We Have a Benchmark for That
The Myanmar Business Environment Index is a piece of statistical legerdemain that starts as a public perceptions survey and ends as a powerful tool to mobilize both government and the private sector to push for change.
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Myanmar Business Environment Index 2020: Measuring Economic Governance for Private Sector Development
The Asia Foundation initiated the first ever Myanmar Business Environment Index (MBEI) in 2018, surveying 4,874 Myanmar businesses in the service and manufacturing industries across the country and gathering a […]
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Managing Municipal Revenues in the Time of Covid-19
Covid-19 is having a profound impact on cities across the world. Beyond the immediate public health impacts city authorities are grappling with economic slowdowns and restrictions on their own abilities […]
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Learning Lessons from Covid-19: Making Myanmar’s Cities Financially Resilient
Covid-19 is having a profound impact on cities across the world. Beyond the immediate public health impacts city authorities are grappling with economic slowdowns and restrictions on their own abilities […]
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Virtual Event – The 2020 Elections in Myanmar: A Conversation with Ambassador Mark McDowell
9:00 am – 10:00 am ET (Washington DC) 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm MMT (Myanmar) Voters in Myanmar cast their ballots in a national parliamentary election on November 8. This […]
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Center for Disaster Philanthropy Supports The Asia Foundation’s Covid-19 Response Efforts in Myanmar and Nepal
The Asia Foundation has received a grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Covid-19 Response Fund to support vulnerable communities in Myanmar and Nepal impacted by Covid-19. Across Asia, vulnerable […]
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Myanmar Peace at a Crossroads in 2020
As the National League for Democracy concludes its first term in government, peacebuilding in Myanmar is at a crossroads. With another election approaching, conflict increasing, and instability compounded by Covid-19, this is a crucial time to reimagine a future peace and how Myanmar can achieve it.
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The Asia Foundation Appoints Mark McDowell Country Representative in Myanmar
The Asia Foundation announces the appointment of Ambassador Mark McDowell as country representative in Myanmar. He oversees programmatic and operational priorities for the Myanmar office, notably, building the country’s capacity […]
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Podcast: Bulldozing ASEAN’s Digital Divide
Southeast Asia may be mad for social media, but peek behind the smartphone mania and the skills to get a job in the new economy or take a small business online are still in short supply. As the pandemic turns up the pressure to go digital, a new project from The Asia Foundation and Google.org…
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Covid and Conflict in Myanmar’s Borderlands: A View from the Field
Already fractured by long and intractable conflicts, Myanmar’s border regions must now face the misery of Covid-19 amid continuing armed clashes and social services divided between the competing authority of the central government and ethnic armed organizations.
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How Have Myanmar’s Conflicts Been Affected by Covid-19 and What Should be Done About it
The Covid-19 crisis has had mixed impacts on Myanmar’s disparate conflicts and the ongoing peace process. The pandemic response has highlighted deep fragmentation across Myanmar society, in particular along ethnic […]
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The Visa Foundation and The Asia Foundation Partner to Respond to the Impact of Covid-19 on Women and Girls in Asia
The Visa Foundation and The Asia Foundation launched a new partnership to support women’s economic advancement and address rising incidences of gender-based violence (GBV) across Malaysia, Myanmar, and Nepal. This […]
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Urban Migration in Myanmar: An Analysis of Migration Patterns and Migrant Well-being
The rapid expansion of cities in Myanmar increases the importance of research on the well-being of urban residents. This discussion paper provides quantitative analysis of urban migration and the difficulties […]
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Communicating Vital Information in Myanmar Through Storybooks
Stories are an innate part of the human experience. From oral storytelling around fires to digital bursts consumed globally, the way in which we share stories has evolved but their […]
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Overcoming As 14: The Role of State and Region Governments in Supporting Myanmar’s Covid-19 Economic Response Plan
In Myanmar, the recently released Overcoming as One: Covid-19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP) sets out the Union government’s economic response to Covid-19, ranging from action on personal protective equipment (PPE) […]
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Myanmar Times Cites Asia Foundation Survey on Business Impact of Covid-19
Myanmar Times cites data from The Asia Foundation’s latest national survey, Myanmar Business Environment Index: Covid-19 Impact on Business, assessing the pandemics impact on businesses across the country. A nationwide […]
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Smart Peace Roundtable Discuss Myanmar’s Conflict and Reforms in Civil Governance Sector
With the number of violent conflicts increasing, there is a worldwide need to respond more effectively. The Smart Peace global initiative convened its first virtual roundtable of policy, practice and […]
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Asia Foundation’s Political Economy of Data Workshop at Global Digital Development Forum
The international development community is adapting to the new challenges and opportunities presented by a growing digital ecosystem and digital data. As part of the Global Digital Development Forum virtual […]
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Myanmar: Why are National Budgets Important?
As Myanmar responds to the COVID-19 crisis, understanding the government budget becomes even more important. Whether we realize it or not, government budgets have a huge impact on everyday lives. […]
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Covid-19 in Myanmar: Reorienting the Budget
Plans, priorities and public finances must be revised to ensure the Covid-19 virus is contained and the negative impacts of the virus are minimized. The government is responding but the […]
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Coronavirus Dispatches, April 15
Myanmar braces for the coming pandemic, the plight of Pakistan’s most vulnerable, and Nepal’s lockdown blues—dispatches from our staff in the field.
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Developing Myanmar’s Local Data Ecosystem
The transition to e-government and digital means of data collection, storage, analysis and use provides the Government of Myanmar with a unique opportunity to rethink ways of working, and develop […]
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Myanmar – Glossary of Statistical Terms
A glossary of statistical terms in English and Myanmar language.
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Strengthening Subnational Civic Engagement in Myanmar
In Myanmar, the establishment of state and region governments in 2010 introduced new actors at the subnational level. Today state and region governments increasingly matter, demonstrating increased competence while undertaking […]
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Public Finances and the Social Contract in Myanmar: Reflections from the City Life Survey
In 2018 The Asia Foundation, in partnership with the Yangon School of Political Science, rolled out the City Life Survey (CLS) following a successful pilot in 2017. The Asia Foundation […]
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Not Enough Time: Insight Into Myanmar Women’s Urban Experiences
In 2018 The Asia Foundation, in partnership with the Yangon School of Political Science, rolled out the City Life Survey (CLS) following a successful pilot in 2017. The Asia Foundation […]
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An Economic Analysis of Solid Waste Management Outsourcing in Myanmar
While governments may bear ultimate responsibility for the provision of a service, the question arises whether government should directly provide that service, or whether it could be better provided and […]
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Good Practice in Subnational Economic Governance in Myanmar
Findings from the 2019 Myanmar Business Environment Index In 2019, The Asia Foundation released the first ever Myanmar Business Environment Index (MBEI). This wealth of data provided an opportunity for […]
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Myanmar’s Economic Governance Actors
This report examines the actors engaged in economic governance in Myanmar, the factors that shape their authority, and the ways they can contribute to improved economic governance outcomes. It connects […]
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2020 in Asia: A 20/20 Look
Happy New Year, and welcome to the first edition of InAsia for 2020. To herald the new decade, our country representatives this week survey the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for a dynamic and rapidly changing Asia. Here, to kick off the new year, are perspectives from The Asia Foundation’s 18 country offices.
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Budget Analysis Brief
Since 2015, more budget data is publicly available in Myanmar. In response, this brief on Budget Analysis aims to provide an updated assessment on what analysis of Myanmar budget documents […]
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General Grant Allocation Formula Brief
Subnational governments worldwide are generally mandated with spending responsibilities that cost more than can be financed from revenues they can raise on their own. In response, central governments provide additional […]
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Editor’s Picks—The Best of InAsia 2019
Season’s greetings from InAsia, where the blog is about to enjoy a short winter break before the new year bursts upon us. Here are a few of the most engaging essays from the pages of InAsia in 2019, as chosen by your humble editor. Enjoy!
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Financing Local Development in Myanmar: Arrangements, Outcomes & Options for Improvement
This report is a companion to the State and Region Government in Myanmar report, looking in greater detail at how the financing arrangements for local public investment and service delivery […]
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What Advice Do Myanmar’s Female MPs Have for Women Candidates in 2020?
As Myanmar’s historic reform process continues to evolve, more women are needed in leadership roles of all kinds, including in parliaments. Despite their low numbers, the positive contributions of women […]
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Making Sense of the “Many Mekongs”
Political leaders are under constant pressure to introduce new initiatives, because new implies better, and that’s the nature of politics. Even clever repackaging of previous efforts is often not enough. […]
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Blocked Drains and 1500 Cups of Tea: Making Reform Work in Myanmar
As the 2020 elections draw near, the Myanmar administration, led by the National League for Democracy, is looking to accelerate changes to how government works and bring tangible improvements to […]
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DC Launch of the 2019 Myanmar Business Environment Index
9:30 am – 11:00 am Choate Room, Ground Floor Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Building 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Watch the live stream here The government of […]
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Gender Budgeting
Gender budgeting (also known as Gender Responsive Budgeting) has been described as “…an approach to budgeting that uses fiscal policy and administration to promote gender equality, and girls’ and women’s […]
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The Asia Foundation Renews MOU with Myanmar Government
The Asia Foundation renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Nay Pyi Taw on September 2, 2019, to support […]