July 27, 2026 (Online): Australia Myanmar Institute’s book launch
by Piyush Mathur
The Victoria-registered non-profit non-governmental organisation Australia Myanmar Institute (AMI) will launch the book Federal Design in Myanmar: A Pathway for Unity, Stability and Inclusivity via a free Zoom event on Monday, July 27, 2026. Published by Palgrave Macmillan last month, the book is a collection of essays co-edited by Michael G Breen and Soe Htet, who are both academics with the University of Melbourne.
Breen and Htet will also serve as this one-hour event’s presenters; further information about them can be gained via this link.
There will be a question-and-answer session after their presentations.
On July 27, the event will commence at 6 PM Melbourne time / 12 PM MUT / 1:30 PM IST / 1:45 PM Nepal / 2:30 PM Myanmar / 4 PM CST or 8 AM SBT.
This is a partial screenshot of the digital image of the book’s cover. (Image credit: Palgrave Macmillan)
To join the event, use the following Zoom link, meeting ID, and passcode:
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/s/89666839791?pwd=TJRHeGANEbzglGoVTYnbt8MOiRERcH.1#success
Meeting ID: 896 6683 9791
Passcode: 522994
It may be noted that the book includes a chapter authored by a Thoughtfox contributor, Marcus Brand. And for those willing to walk down memory lane by over two decades, there is a link below to this writer’s Asia Times review essay on Soe Myint’s Burma File:
https://www.academia.edu/31564281/Review_of_Soe_Myint_s_Burma_File_A_Question_of_Democracy_2004_