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Even if [UN Special Envoy Ibrahim] Gambari does return to Burma in April, he may have little to do there.During previous visits, he was virtually a prisoner of the government and stayed in isolated Naypyidaw, following a regime-ordained itinerary that included attendance at a rally in Shan State denouncing September’s pro-democracy uprising.Aside from earning him [...]

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Continuing New Mandala’s recent series of pictures from Manau festivals in greater Southeast Asia, over the coming weeks I will be posting material from a recent Singpho festival held in Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
To whet your appetite here are a few pictures that may help to set the scene.
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- Crossing part of the Dehing river in far [...]

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A recent report by Ashley South published by the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions will be of considerable interest to those New Mandala readers who are hungry for more details on the nitty-gritty of life in Burma today.
The report:
…focuses on the ongoing abuses of [Housing, Land and Property] rights occurring under military rule today, particularly in [...]

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The Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth has a very worthwhile site where there is lively discussion of the role of anthropologists (and other social scientists) in counter-insurgency.  Some interesting pieces have been recently penned by Caroline Osella, David Price and Nayanika Mookherjee.
New material is being added all the time.  New Mandala commentary on the [...]

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