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.
The British linguist first set foot in Myanmar in 1960 and trained generations of Burmese language students.
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.
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The fighting that began in northern Shan State early this year is emerging as another threat to national reconciliation and the peace process.
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A music festival launched in 2014 is providing welcome opportunities for classical musicians in Myanmar to refine their techniques and for their talent to flourish.
Sport in Myanmar needs more financial support and professional coaches to give opportunities to more athletes.
Much to their dismay, activists continue to be harassed, intimidated and spied on despite a new government taking the reins.
Economic reforms and an easing of sanctions have created a better employment outlook for young people in Yangon and other urban centres.
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