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

Peter Church

Dec 22, 2024

38:25

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.

Dec 08, 2024

48:56

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

Dec 04, 2024

1:08:46

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

linda lewin, myanmar history, Japanese, ww2

Nov 04, 2024

44:51

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

Peter Church

Aug 27, 2024

59:27

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.

Peter Church

Aug 24, 2024

1:04:26

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

Peter Church

Aug 21, 2024

1:58:59

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

Peter Church

Jan 18, 2024

1:12:45

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

Peter Church

Jan 18, 2024

1:28:54

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

Dec 07, 2023

28:54

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

Oct 29, 2023

36:26

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

Peter Church

Oct 09, 2023

18:35

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

Oct 08, 2023

16:44

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

Oct 06, 2023

11:48

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)/

Peter Church

Apr 05, 2023

28:29

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

Peter Church

Apr 05, 2023

20:43

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

Peter Church

Apr 03, 2023

12:30

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

Peter Church

Apr 01, 2023

14:13

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

Peter Church

Apr 01, 2023

10:30

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

Peter Church

Mar 31, 2023

14:07

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

Peter Church

Dec 23, 2022

51:36

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

Aug 25, 2022

14:28

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

Aug 24, 2022

10:31

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

Aug 16, 2022

11:31

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

Peter Church

Aug 16, 2022

13:58