Former BBC journalist Christopher Gunness played a key role in sparking the 1988 uprising, and hopes that those bearing mental and physical wounds inflicted under junta rule will eventually be able to find closure.
Former BBC journalist Christopher Gunness played a key role in sparking the 1988 uprising, and hopes that those bearing mental and physical wounds inflicted under junta rule will eventually be able to find closure.
Talk of a post-election “coalition” misrepresents Myanmar’s winner-takes-all electoral system and gives false hope that minority interests can be meaningfully represented without constitutional reform.
A television drama that extols the role of the Tatmadaw in Myanmar’s modern history is a failure of art and propaganda but provides insights into the psychology of the armed forces.
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A little-noted change in the Tatmadaw’s public statements has big implications for the peace process, military relations and the country’s defence capabilities.
Residents of Dala are looking forward to the opening of a bridge linking it to downtown Yangon and the transformation it will bring to their lives.
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Much-loved sniffer dog Sergeant Michael touched the hearts of Yangon residents and a newly formed group has honoured his memory by establishing a special canine welfare fund.
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A self-proclaimed sorcerer was sentenced to death by a Yangon court on Tuesday for killing three children in an exorcism ritual he believed would banish evil spirits.
One of your businesses, Puma Energy Asia Sun, recently became the first foreign investor to get permission from the Myanmar Investment Commission to import, distribute and sell fuel, breaking a monopoly held by local companies. As a policy decision from the government, how significant was that?
A timeline of the Japanese invasion, British defeat, Allied reoccupation and political turmoil that would set the stage for an independent Burma.
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