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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.
Burma Muslims Jailed for Killing Buddhist Monk
(MEIKHTILA, Burma) — Six Muslim men and one minor have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from life to two years in prison for involvement in the killing of a...
Burma Leader Making Landmark White House Visit
(WASHINGTON) -- Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burmese president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic...
Will the Ancient City of Bagan Survive Burma’s Tourist Boom?
Propped up on bamboo scaffolding, two artisans are gently applying a dissolving solution to an arched ceiling inside Ananda, a signature temple of the ancient...
In Burma, Satellite Images Show Extent of Religious Violence
The scale of devastation wreaked by last month’s communal riots in central Burma has been revealed by new satellite images. The remains of hundreds of smoldering...
Obstacles Ahead in Burma’s Opium War
Despite recent democratic reforms, questions remain whether Burma's government can rein in its wild hinterland and tackle the burgeoning opium trade.
State of Emergency Declared in Central Burma After Religious Riot
Communal violence has gripped Burma again, as a Buddhist mob clashed with local Muslims in the town of Meikhtila, killing at least 20 and displacing thousands...
Pushed from Burma, Stateless Rohingya Flee by Boat
In the wake of bloody sectarian violence last year, more and more Rohingyas are betting what little they still have on a dangerous journey at sea
Burma’s Suu Kyi Picks Tom Jones and the Beatles for Desert Island
Suu Kyi, who was finally elected to parliament last year, did not choose Tom Jones’ rendition of “Please release me,” but rather the Welsh crooner’s “Green,...
In Burma, Media Reform Tests the Limits of Free Speech
Both the government and the opposition are adjusting to the new media ecosystem.
Burma’s Kachin War: Renewed Ethnic Strife Threatens Regional Stability
Despite talk of a ceasefire, the Burmese Army is inching steadily toward Laiza, the rebel headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
Inside Man
Deep in Burma's irrawaddy delta, the rhythms of Kyonku village echo from another century. Oxen and buffalo plow the paddies; women in sarongs smoke pipes and...
End of the Road for Burma Spitfire Hunt?
It’s taken 15 years, an international team of experts, political wrangling and hundreds of thousands of dollars. But the search for a squadron of British World...
Behind the Story: TIME’s Hannah Beech on Burma’s President Thein Sein
In a rare example of top-down change, Burma's President, Thein Sein, has begun introducing democratic reforms after decades of military rule in the country also...
The Regime’s Inner Reformist: Can Thein Sein Change Burma?
TIME profiles the President of Burma—and looks at the challenges that face him and the world’s newest economic frontier
Burmese Democracy Icon’s Sweater Sells for $49,000
On Thursday night in Southeast Asia's poorest country, a sweater hand-knit by Burma's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi sold for $49,000.
