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Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia. Issue 14 (September 2013). Myanmar

We are excited to welcome you to our newly updated website of the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia. Since the online version of the Kyoto Review started in 2002, content delivery on the web has changed considerably and this is our third major site update. The site has been modernised making it friendlier, less complicated, and more visually engaging for the reader. We also include full social media integration and the introduction of video clips and these will be more of a feature in the future. The Kyoto Review content remains as substantial as ever, with five key articles—all translated into English, Japanese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesia, plus book reviews. The site also features a new column, Young Academic’s Voice—one article per month, as a platform to showcase the up-and-coming young academics of Southeast Asia.

In Issue 14 of the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia

This issue of the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia proudly presents the opening of Myanmar, what was once an “outpost of tyranny” in the eyes of the United States. Despite progressive political reforms implemented by the civilian regime of President Thein Sein, some critics still perceive them as mere cosmetic changes. Nonetheless, credit must be given to the government, especially in terms of promoting greater democratisation and in the release of political prisoners. Equally important is the fact that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy, has become a part of the ongoing opening up process. But it is too soon to celebrate the success of Myanmar’s political reforms. Issues such as ethnic conflicts and communal violence continue to threaten the stability of the state.

Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Editor Kyoto Review, September 2013

Issue 14— Articles in four languages

Moving Myanmar: The Future of Military Prominence

David I. Steinberg

Myanmar yang bergerak: Masa depan kedudukan penting militer
変動するミャンマー :軍事的栄光の行方
พัฒนาการในพม่า: อนาคตของความยิ่งใหญ่ของกองทัพ

Prioritising Agricultural Reform in Myanmar

Sean Turnell and Wylie Bradford

Memprioritaskan Reformasi Pertanian di Myanmar
ミャンマーにおける農業改革の最優先化
การจัดลำดับความสำคัญการปฏิรูปทางการเกษตรในพม่า

Reassessing Myanmar’s Glasnost

Maitrii Aung-Thwin

Menilai kembali Glasnost yang terjadi di Myanmar
ミャンマー版グラスノスチの再評価
การประเมินนโยบาย “เปิดกว้าง” ของพม่า

A “Three Insecurities Perspective” for the Changing Myanmar

Maung Zarni

Tiga perspektif ketidakpastian mengenai Myanmar yang berubah
変貌するミャンマーの「三つの不安に関する展望」
มุมมองบนหลัก “ความไม่มั่นคง 3 ประการ” ของพม่าที่กำลังเปลี่ยนแปลง

Strengths and Weaknesses of Thein Sein’s Leadership

Yoshihiro Nakanishi

Titik Kuat dan Titik Lemah dari Kepemimpinan Thein Sein
テインセイン政権の安定と脆弱性
จุดเด่นและจุดด้อยของความเป็นผู้นำของเต็ง เส่ง

Issue 14— Book reviews

ISSUE 14 —BOOK REVIEWS

U_Nu_smallTar Tei Sa Nay Thar (A child born on Saturday)
Nga Doe Sar Pay (Yangon, Myanmar), 2012.
—Nyein Chan
why_small舟越美夏『人はなぜ人を殺したか』毎日新聞社
“Why did People Kill People?” (Hito ha Naze Hito wo Koroshita?)
By Funakoshi Mika.
(2013.Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha)
—Sato Nao
comic_books_smallDjinah 1965, Years of Silence, bagian I (first part)
By Evans Poton.
(Jakarta: Menara Warungku, IKJ-TIM, Interrographic, 2011), and:Sepenggal Catatan Merah, Sebuah Komik tentang Tragedi Mei 1998 (A red note’s fragment, a comic book on the Tragedy of May 1998) By Hendra Bhakti. (Jakarta: Grafiti Sosial, Gema INTI, Aikon, 2013)
—Yerry Wirawan
Myanmar_cover_smallMyanma no Kuni to Tami: Nichimen Hikaku Sonraku Syakairon no Kokoromi
(『ミャンマーの国と民―日緬比較村落社会論の試み―』)
(State and People in Myanmar: A Comparative Study of Rural Societies in Japan and Myanmar)
By Akio Takahashi. Tokyo: Akashi Shoten, 2012
—Tomoko Fuda
Bobby_smallDaily Life in Mindanao
Photo Essay by Bobby Timonera
—Bobby Timonera

In Issue 14 of Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, we started to publish a ‘feature’ article from an up-and-coming young academic under the umbrella of Young Academic’s Voice (YAV). The following are YAV articles from Issue 14:

YAV_1
Prioritising Social Growth in Singapore
YAV_2
The 5th Cambodia elections: a turning point for the democratic process
YAV_3
Tamnan Krasue – Constructing a Khmer Ghost for a Thai Film
YAV_4
Tamnan Krasue – Constructing a Khmer Ghost for a Thai Film
YAV_5
The Decline of a Presidency?
YAV_6
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her discontents

 

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