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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Slams 2-Child Limit for Muslims
(YANGON, Myanmar) — Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, rights groups and Islamic leaders expressed dismay Monday over plans by authorities in western Myanmar to...
Burma’s Feared Ex-Spy Chief Finds a New Life as a Gallery Owner
On a muggy day in May in the ramshackle city of Rangoon, an elderly Burmese man straightened rows of jade jewelry in a souvenir case. He organized a stack of...
Mosque, Orphanage Burned in Burma Violence
(YANGON, Burma) — A police officer and a monk in the remote Burma city of Lashio have confirmed that a mob burned down a mosque, a Muslim orphanage and shops in...
Religious Unrest in Northeast Burma
(YANGON, Burma) — Sectarian violence spread to a new region of Burma, with a mob burning shops in a northeastern town after unconfirmed rumors spread that a...
Burma’s Thein Sein Visits Washington
Ignoring human rights protests, the Obama Administration is looking at long-term investment in Burma, er, Myanmar.
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In Burma, Religious Riots Flare Up Again
The central Burmese town of Meikhtila declared a curfew for a second night on March 21 after clashes killed 10 people, including a Buddhist monk, and injured at...
Saving Burma
In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the junta is blocking the flow of aid. Is there a case for direct action?Photographs for TIME by Prashant Panjiar / Livewire...
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Top 10 Political Prisoners
Following elections earlier in November that were widely seen as a sham, Burma's ruling military junta released Aung San Suu Kyi, the face of the country's...
Articles from Around the Web
Burma jails Muslim for petrol attack
A Burmese Muslim man is jailed for 26 years for an attack on a Buddhist woman which sparked at least two days of violence in eastern Shan State. ...
VIDEO: Man Utd veterans play Burmese charity matches
Four Manchester United veterans travel to Burma to take part in charity football matches against local teams. ...
In Myanmar, Flirtations by Investors Turn Into Commitments
Some of the world's most prominent multinational companies -- Coca-Cola, Unilever, General Electric, Philips, Visa -- have started doing business in the country. ...
Myanmar Democracy Advocate Says She Wants to Be President
At a meeting hosted by the World Economic Forum, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was for the first time unequivocal about her desire to run for president. ...
