Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Oil field strikes in colonial Burma
This post presents a translation of a passage about the colonial era oil field strikes in Myanmar, taken from page 10 of the April 2012 issue of the Yaung Chi Oo Workers Association newspaper. This text originally appeared in Yebaw (Comrade) Htun Oo's book The emergence of the working class in Burma and the history of working class activism. The portrait at the top of the page is of Thakin Po Hla Kyi (as represented on the 45 kyat note).
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay's "Coffee"
This post presents (the start of) my translation of the short story "Coffee" by Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay. (This copy of Myanmar text is taken from Jon Fernquest's Burmese Language and Literature blog).
Labels:
Ma Ma Lay
Monday, 9 April 2012
Dhamma tid-bits from the newspaper
This post presents a translation of a short piece of dhamma advice taken from the March 8, 2012 issue of 7 Day News, p. 11.
Labels:
Buddhism
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Me and the teashop
This post presents a translation of a short piece by U Aung Khine about teashops, from the Magazine Mokka.
Thursday, 1 March 2012
History of Myanmar's labour movement (296/505)
This post presents page 296 (from the start of "Section 30" onwards) of The History of the Myanmar Labour Movement by Thakin Lwin (Bagan Books, 1968).
Labels:
history,
labour organisation
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