- June 22, 2021
Job Description: Research and Training Assistant (Burmese-Language) Deadline: July 2, 2021 The Tea Leaf Center The Tea Leaf Center is a social enterprise research and training consulting firm based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We support locally-led research by providing tailored coaching and training, on-call support, and platforms to connect research. The Tea Leaf Center was registered as a company limited in Thailand in 2019. Since its formation, the Tea Leaf Center and its directors have conducted evaluations and other research for international and local NGOs and conducted trainings on writing and research for local organizations working in environmental conservation, land…
DO NOT ENTER
/ March 29, 2021“Do not enter.” By: Psyche The Myanmar military often posts this sign on land that they have forcefully appropriated from local owners and residents. Ethnic minorities of Myanmar in particular have suffered lost rights to their ancestral…
Hoping for Federalism: An Ethnic Perspective
/ March 20, 2021Last week in Thanphyuyat, I was stopped at the toll gate. The soldier there confiscated and checked my phone. I’m used to soldiers checking things: It reminded me of when they checked my ID in Rakhine State.…
A Hero of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
/ March 17, 2021While I am having Kyatayo(Thai noodles) at a papaya salad shop, I am reading the news of Myanmar protests and lethal crackdowns by Min Aung Hlaing's military government in major cities and towns.
WE ARE HIRING
/ March 15, 2021Social Media Intern | Deadline: April 18th, 2021. The Tea Leaf Center is recruiting a social media intern to support translation, editing online posts, graphic designing, and other similar projects. The social media intern will help with…
Coup
/ March 12, 2021VOICES FROM A COUP series: I write this in urgency, unsure of whether I will be stripped of my freedom and my life. But if I were to vanish, I hope this piece will help other parts…
Coup Government’s Coercive Mechanisms Meet the Voices of Protesters
/ February 18, 2021VOICES FROM A COUP series: General Min Aung Hlaing, head of the government installed by the coup, said conducting a coup was “inevitable” (Sai Wanna, 2021). The coup was conducted to take power from the re-elected government…
Coup and Tatmadaw Party Nexus: Social Responses and Repercussions
/ February 6, 2021VOICES FROM A COUP series: The Burma/Myanmar military, Tatmadaw, has conducted four coups since 1958. The first coup was activated by the Tatmadaw leader, General Ne Win, in 1958 while U Nu, the head of Anti-Fascist People’s…
Year in Review 2020
/ November 26, 2020Dear friends of the Tea Leaf Center, We don’t need to mention what a crazy year it’s been. When we last sent a newsletter, in May 2020, we were still enthusiastically transitioning our work online. The shine…
WE ARE HIRING
/ November 24, 2020Job Description: Research Assistant Deadline: December 11 For Thai nationals only How to Apply Send the following application materials to info@thetealeafcenter.org with the subject line “Research Assistant” by December 11 (applications will be reviewed when received and…
Year in Review 2019
/ December 20, 2019This journey that we started began as a quiet discussion on supporting local researchers. We wanted our colleagues’ voices heard, their opinions considered, and their own expertise recognized. These discussions turned into bigger ideas, that turned into…