Sean Turnell on Myanmar

Published on Aug 30, 2024 by Luke Hunt

Australian economist Sean Turnell has released his latest book “Best Laid Plans,” detailing his efforts to lift Myanmar out of deep poverty as a policy advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi before she was ousted by a military coup in early 2021, when both of them were jailed.He spent 650 days behind bars as Myanmar was tipped into civil war by a military that ended an all-too-brief experiment with democracy and has since proven itself as ill-prepared on the battlefield as it is on the economic front with the nation’s finances in tatters.Turnell spoke with The Diplomat’s Luke Hunt about his new book and the technocrats who lined up and prepared the country for trade and investment with the outside....

Trafficked

Published on Jul 27, 2024 by Luke Hunt

Judah Tana has spent the last two decades in humanitarian work along the Thailand-Myanmar border where criminal syndicates have revolutionized human trafficking and 21st century slavery into an industry with world-wide turnover in the trillions of dollars. He recorded this podcast with Luke Hunt from Beyond the Mekong. Click here to listen..

Washington's View of Myanmar

Published on Jul 27, 2024 by Luke Hunt

Michael Martin is an adjunct fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) . He's also a Washington insider with a firm focus on Myanmar and a civil war that erupted after the military ousted an elected government in early 2021. He spoke with Luke Hunt from Beyond the Mekong. Click here to listen..

Condoms & Cabbages

Published on Jul 26, 2024 by Luke Hunt

Mechai Viravaidya has spent the last 50-years at the helm of Thailand's family planning policies and is credited with saving millions of lives through his  safe sex campaigns as the HIV-AIDS virus took hold in 1981. Mechai spoke with Luke Hunt from Beyond the Mekong. Click here to listen..

An Editor's Editor

Published on Jun 25, 2024 by Luke Hunt

Alan Parkhouse has edited many of the mastheads around Southeast Asia, including the Phnom Penh Post, the Khmer Times and worked extensively on publications in Bangko. He recorded this podcast with Luke Hunt for his Beyond the Mekong series. Click here to listen..