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Myanmar Oral History Project - life stories

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Sao Noan Oo or Nel Adams, born 1931 - Unravelling the history of the Panglong Agreement and the rights of the Shan people

September 22, 2025

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Sao Noan Oo or Nel Adams, born 1931 - the life story of a Shan princess- Chapter 16 of My Vanished World -The End of A Dynasty dealing with the disastrous long term consequences for the Shan people following the Martyrs' Day massacres on 19 July 1947

September 22, 2025

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Linda Lewin - Episode 2 - the adventurous life of her great uncle San Po Thin and the sad end of her grandfather, San Po Lwin's life

December 22, 2024

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U David Maung Nyi was born in Kyaukse on 15 April, 1936. He was educated in Kyaukse, Mandalay, Yangon and Otago (New Zealand). He worked in senior roles in the Government's mining companies but resigned after the 1988 riots and coup.

December 7, 2024

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U Nay Oke was born into a prominent Burmese family in 1943 and is the founder of a well known English language school.

December 4, 2024

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Linda Lewin - My Faraway Country Myanmar - Episode 1 - the marriage of her Karen grandfather and French grandmother and the flight from Myanmar of her grandmother and her children (including Linda's father Boh Lay) in 1942

November 4, 2024

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U Than Htay, born 1932, views on colonial and Japanese occupation of Burma, geologist, retired as Deputy Director General of Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration in Ministry of Mines - life story

August 27, 2024

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Dr Than Oo, born 1928, prominent educator, former DG of Basic Education, the key player in raising the literacy rate in Burma in the 1960's and for the re-establishing of the teaching of English to primary school children after a gap of many years.

August 24, 2024

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U Myint Thein, born 1937, former Myanmar Deputy Minister of Mines 1992 to 2006 -life story

August 21, 2024

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U K Ba Thaung (1931-2022) - interesting stories of his relationship with General Ne Win, including observing at first hand some of his many unusual superstitions and remedies

January 18, 2024

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U Kenneth Ba Thaung (1931-2022) - his life story including interactions with General Ne Win. Includes his career as a military officer and running the Pearl and Fishery corporation and the 7 1/2 years he spent in Insein prison

January 17, 2024

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General Ne Win (1911-2002), politician, military commander, Prime Minister, President and dictator

December 7, 2023

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Dr. Maung Maung (1925-1992) - Gentleman, Scholar and Patriot - the 7th President of Myanmar

October 29, 2023

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) -This episode 8 deals with Charles Campagnac's views on the plight of the Anglo Burman community post WW2

October 8, 2023

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) -This episode 7 deals with Charles Campagnac's experiences on the reoccupation of Burma after the war.

October 8, 2023

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) -This episode 6 deals with the experiences of the Campagnac family in India having fled the Japanese occupation of Burma

October 6, 2023

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Guy Slater born 1941 - the life of a "cub reporter" at the Rangoon Nation newspaper in 1960 and his career since then including his involvement as a Trustee of Prospect Burma (https://prospectburma.org)/

April 5, 2023

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) -This episode 5 deals with the horrors of war which befell Burma during WW2

April 5, 2023

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) -This episode 4 of his life story deals with his views on the use of the death penalty in Burma in the 1920s, the difference between Anglo Burmans and Anglo Indians and his election to Rangoon Municipal Council

April 3, 2023

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) -this episode 3 of his life story deals with some of the colourful characters he met outside his practice as a barrister

April 1, 2023

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) - Episode 2 covering his involvement as a barrister in the famous case of the newspaper publisher of The Rangoon Times, Mr. Channing Arnold who was prosecuted in 1913 for defamation of two British civil servants

April 1, 2023

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) - Barrister, Lord Mayor of Rangoon and Member of the Legislative Council - Episode 1 covering his early years of legal practice in Rangoon commencing in 1909

March 31, 2023

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Sithu Lt Col Raymond Campagnac's life story through the words of his daughter, Sandra Campagnac-Carney

December 23, 2022

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A Short History of South East Asia - Myanmar Chapter - Part 5 - Early 2000s to 2017 when the 6th edition was published

August 25, 2022

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A Short History of South East Asia - Myanmar Chapter - Part 4 - 1970s to early 2000s

August 24, 2022

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A Short History of South East Asia - Myanmar Chapter - Part 3 - Japanese occupation during WW2 and the early days of independence to the late 1960s

August 16, 2022

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A Short History of South East Asia - Myanmar Chapter - Part 2 - the colonial period

August 16, 2022

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A Short History of South East Asia - Myanmar Chapter - Part 1

August 15, 2022

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"Trials in Burma" by Maurice Collis - extracts dealing with the Peasants' Rebellion of 1930

August 3, 2022

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U Win Htein born 1941 - a current and former prisoner of conscience - being an extract from pages 187 to 193 of his autobiography dealing with Martyrs' Day and is read by his youngest child, his daughter Chit Suu.

July 18, 2022

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Sao Noan Oo or Nel Adams, born 1931 - the life story of a Shan princess -excerpts from her book, My Vanished World from Chapter 12 - The Panglong Agreement episode 7

June 27, 2022

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Sao Noan Oo or Nel Adams, born 1931 - the life story of a Shan princess -excerpts from her book, My Vanished World from Chapter 10 - The Escape (from the Japanese) episode 5

June 18, 2022

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Sao Noan Oo or Nel Adams, born 1931 - the life story of a Shan princess -excerpts from her book, My Vanished World from Chapter 10 - The Escape (from the Japanese) episode 6

June 18, 2022

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Sao Noan Oo or Nel Adams, born 1931 - the life story of a Shan princess -excerpts from her book, My Vanished World from Chapter 10 - The Escape (from the Japanese) episode 4

June 18, 2022

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U Win Htein born 1941 - a current and former prisoner of conscience - Episode 7 being an extract from Chapter 4 (pages 233 to 237) of his autobiography and is read by his youngest child, his daughter Chit Suu.

June 18, 2022

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U Win Htein born 1941 - a current and former prisoner of conscience - Episode 5 being an extract from Chapter 4 entitled "Jailbird" (pages 206 to 213) of his autobiography and is read by his youngest child, his daughter Chit Suu.

June 17, 2022

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U Win Htein born 1941 - a current and former prisoner of conscience - Episode 6 being an extract from Chapter 4 (pages 213 to 220) of his autobiography and is read by his youngest child, his daughter Chit Suu.

June 17, 2022

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Sao Noan Oo or Nel Adams, born 1931 - the life story of a Shan princess -excerpts from her book, My Vanished World - episode 3 -boarding school days

April 20, 2022

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Sao Noan Oo or Nel Adams, born 1931 - the life story of a Shan princess - episode 2 -my parents and grandparents

April 13, 2022

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U Hpone Thant (commonly known as Harry) born 1945 talks about what it was like to own a car in the 60s and 70s in Myanmar

April 12, 2022

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