When Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021, immediate consequences were political, but five years later, the deeper consequences have become institutional, as analysed by HTAY SU WAI, a Junior Research Fellow from SRIc
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Myanmar’s Polycrisis Is Deepening Inflation and Poverty, Underscoring the Urgent Need for Inclusive Recovery and Stronger Social Protection by HsuLatt Phyu, a Junior Research Fellow from the Sustainability Lab of SRIc.
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Thiri San Min, BA in International Relations from East Yangon University (EYU), highlights that Education in rural Myanmar remains a critical challenge, shaped by limited resources, language barriers, economic hardship, and unequal access to qualified teachers.
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Hsu Latt Phyu, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, argues that strengthening community-based recycling and integrating the informal sector is key to improving waste management & advancing a circular economy in Myanmar
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Jeslyn, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, explores Bangkok’s PM2.5 crisis, emphasising sustainable policies, clean transport, and community action to protect public health and urban resilience.
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HTAY SU WAI, a Junior Research Fellow at the Sustainability Lab of the SRIc, explains that amid Myanmar’s ongoing political turmoil, the lack of comprehensive sex education is increasing health risks and social vulnerability among youth.
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Khin Kyi Thar from Mahidol University reflects on her Yangon childhood, highlighting how environmental hazards and structural inequalities contribute to environmental injustice.
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Lwin Nyein Chan Thu argues that a multi-stakeholder, value-based approach that integrates legal regulation, technical expertise, and international ethical frameworks is essential for governing AI in ways that protect human rights, privacy, & social values #shwetaungthagathu #Sric #thesabai #ai
Dr Poe Poe from Mahidol University highlights that severe air pollution in Yangon, driven by traffic, coal power, and weak regulation, has become a major public health and social justice crisis, threatening lives, livelihoods
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Khine Yin Thaw, a Bachelor's student from Parami University, argues that global sustainability narratives remain “lost in translation” by privileging Western perspectives over local knowledge.
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