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The coup by the military in Myanmar is invalid and confronts the people’s hope that they can live in a fully democratic society, the academics say.

The Australian government has dropped protections for language programs as universities are announcing plans to end Asian languages courses. That's a mistake in the Asian Century.

An illiberal turn across the region has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Australia should take note.

More than 150 presenters from more than 30 universities in 14 Asian countries spoke at the UNSW event.

Scholars from across the globe will gather at UNSW to discuss how changing gender norms intersect with populism’s appeal in Asia.

Dr Melissa Crouch participated in a panel discussion for The Lowy Institute on 5 December 2017.Over half a million Rohingya have fled Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh since 25 August, bringing with them accounts of crimes against humanity by Myanmar security forces and local mobs.

Dr Melissa Crouch recently spoke to Catherine Scheer and Giuseppe Bolotta of The Religious Studies Project (13 November 2017) regarding her research on Myanmar’s Muslim population and the role played by the international community in

Opinion: Melissa Crouch, the Interpreter, 12 September 2017.

On 29 August 2017, UNSW Law hosted the graduation ceremony in Yangon for 36 lawyers who completed the UNSW/ADB Professional Legal Education in Commercial and Corporate Law Training Program.The training program was designed and run by a team at UNSW Law led by Dr Melissa Crouch. The intensive training course ran from April to July 2017 and included training on contract law, company law, joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, and environmental law.