Photo Essays
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...
Obama Abroad: Scenes of a U.S. President in Burma
Images capture President Obama’s historic tour of Burma, the first visit to the isolated nation by an American head of state.
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...
To Be Young and Cool in Burma
On Nov. 7, the reclusive nation votes for the first time in two decades. Photographer Rian Dundon takes the pulse of the twenty-somethings who will inherit the...
Cyclone Rips through Burma
The disaster has killed more than 10,000 people in Southeast Asia
Behind Burma's Discontent
Protesters have disappeared from the streets of Rangoon. But the hardship that sparked their demonstrations hasn't gone away
The Hope of Burma
By eschewing political confrontation in favor of volunteerism, hip-hop and edgy art, young Burmese are seeking fresh ways to bring about change
Waiting to Save Burma
A week after Cyclone Nargis ravaged Burma, the world still waits for the nation's junta to let food and aid workers in Photographs for TIME by Prashant Panjiar...
Freedom for Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi
In order to get things done, she will have to learn to be more than an icon of democracy Photographs by Redux for TIME
Burma: Aftermath
Photographer James Nachtwey finds tensions lurking beneath the surface as the embattled nation tries to return to life as normal
Burma: Decades of Dissent
Aung San Suu Kyi's release is the latest chapter in a long series of battles for Burmese democracy waged by monks, students and ordinary citizens
Burma's Slowly Shifting Landscape
Foreign investment in Burma's abundant natural resources is picking up around the isolated nation, but there is little hope that its benefits will reach anyone...
