Opinions and Thoughts

Sai Kyi Zin Soe(Ph. D.) is an entrepreneur, researcher, teacher, political commentator and master provocateur. He received Ph. D. from University of Sydney with Australian Scholarship Award for his thesis "Influence of donor aid policy on disability inclusion in Myanmar". He has conducted multiple researches on various social and political topics- working with many INGOs and Govt organizations in...

Minn Htut Kyaw is an architect who writes about Burmese linguistics and Physics on Facebook.

ZiG is a singer/songwriter. He also paints abstract arts.

Ko Wai Yan and Ko Aung Khant join with me to talk about current crisis in Ukraine and impact this will have on Myanmar and the world. 

Some thoughts on the current situation in Ukraine and Russia. Not full thoughts though, just the tip of the iceberg.

My wish for Myanmar and some thoughts on current issues.

Alco is an artists and a poet who also has his own podcast called "eyes closed conversations". 

He was arrested and had to go through hell of "Yay Kyi Ai Sit Kyaw Yay Sakhan". Share his experiences on his arrest and covid 3rd wave oxygen crisis. 

Alex is a Fulbright Scholar to Georgetown Law and a member of Students For Free Burma. We talked about his academic journey, laws and jury system, transitional justice and also about Spring University Myanmar.

Ma Su Thit is a spoke person from Pyithu Sit-Thar Za-Nee Myar. She shared her and her husband experience of defecting and helping other people like her.

Wai Yan P. Naing is a Ph. D. candidate at National Research University Higher School of Economics(Moscow, Russia). His thesis is on the socio-economic relationship between Myanmar and China.

Van Sui Mawi was born and raised in Thangtalang town, Chin State. Her family lost their home in recent events.

Ko Min Zaw is an assistant lecturer and researcher at Georgia Tech University. We talked about his academic journey, being a minority in Myanmar and a little bit on A.I (hope to talk about it more but the episode is already 2hr long. Probably next time)

Aung Khant is an award winning photojournalist from Myanmar and he also produces documentaries.

Derek Phyo Paing is a serial entrepreneur, marketing consultant and coach.

The Insights is a data visualization team from Myanmar which started during the 2020 General Election.

Htet Aung Lin is a humanitarian turn revolutionary. We talked about how the urban population can support the defense forces.

Zayar Lynn is the founder of Madnest which is an Art,Music and Culture brand.

After, highly downloaded part-1 of this episode, the part-2 is here! Chu May Paing is a PhD candidate in anthropology at a university in Colorado, USA. We talked about anthropology, ideologies, and gender issues.

Chu May Paing is a PhD candidate in anthropology at a university in Colorado, USA. We talked about anthropology, ideologies, and gender issues.

A.James (alias) is a founder of internally displaced people camp in Mindat, Chin State. He share his experiences about living and working there.

Charles Aung Steber is a director at IABM which is a non-profit organization that is providing health insurance to front line healthcare workers. He is also the president elect of Rotaract Yangon and director at Ginnacle import & export Pte Ltd.

Nickey Diamond, (aka) Ye Myint Win, is a Human Rights Specialist with Fortify Rights in Myanmar. He joined Fortify Rights in September 2015. He is a human rights defender and an academic activist. Nickey founded Youth for Social Change Myanmar (YSCM) in 2007 and he holds an M.A. in human rights from the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. Now he...

Nickey Diamond, (aka) Ye Myint Win, is a Human Rights Specialist with Fortify Rights in Myanmar. He joined Fortify Rights in September 2015. He is a human rights defender and an academic activist. Nickey founded Youth for Social Change Myanmar (YSCM) in 2007 and he holds an M.A. in human rights from the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. Now he...

Sebby is a bookstagrammer. He is one of the few from Myanmar that runs a book review page on Instagram.