culture

  • Economy

    Dancing Through The Coup: South East Asia through Myanmar’s Viral Coup Video

    (Originally published in LinkedIn – February 2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1SwzrcY9eE&feature=emb_logo In midst of Myanmar coup event, there is one video went viral: a video of an aerobic instructor Khin Hnin Wai dancing to the tune of an Indonesian song “Ampun Bang Jago”, unaware there’s a military convoy when the coup taking place. For many observers, there’s nothing more perfect than this video to show how interesting South East Asia really is. First, the “Ampun Bang Jago” is Indonesian music gaining popularity originally through TikTok. The music used by youths in Indonesia