Politics
Rapping at the Burmese Junta
Our Correspondent 2010-01-06 {mosimage}A different approach to politics
Politics
Obama Engages with Burma
Our Correspondent 2009-11-09 {mosimage}The US leader seeks new tactics
Economics/Business
Power Politics in Burma's Yetagun Gas Field
Our Correspondent 2009-10-21 {mosimage}Thai and Japanese interests snatch a contract out from under the nose of India's Larsen & Toubro
Politics
Burma's Political Prisoner Pretense
Our Correspondent 2009-09-28 {mosimage}The junta seeks to raise its credibility with the United Nations
Politics
Burma's Arms-Selling Friends
Our Correspondent 2009-08-14 {mosimage}Calls for an arms boycott following the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi are futile
Politics
Pressure grows on Burma's Junta
Our Correspondent 2009-06-04
{mosimage}But Aung San Suu Kyi appears certain to be detained for another five years
Economics/Business
An Australian Company's Hot Potato
Our Correspondent 2009-05-11
{mosimage}Downer
EDI abruptly abandons a Burma project after the press asks questions
Politics
The Futility of Western Sanctions against Burma
Our Correspondent 2009-05-08
{mosimage}The righteous western powers and their damage to the long-suffering Burmese people
Society
Tachilek, Burma
Our Correspondent 2009-04-30 {mosimage}Fake Viagra, America's anti-Saddam Hussein playing
cards, Marlboros stuffed with Burmese tobacco, and the skulls
and skins of endangered animals are just some of the hustles in this
squalid, corrupt, suspicious border town.
Society
A year after Nargis
Our Correspondent 2009-04-30 {mosimage}
Politics
Myanmar's Outrageous Racism Excused
Our Correspondent 2009-02-12
{mosimage}A racist slight against the Rohingyas
draws no criticism from ASEAN
Politics
UN Envoy Leaves Burma Empty-handed
Our Correspondent 2009-02-06
{mosimage}As expected, Burma's
junta ignores the world
Politics
Go, Gambari, But Don't Expect Much
Our Correspondent 2009-01-28
{mosimage}The United Nations
envoy readies for another fruitless trip to Burma
Politics
India's shifting policy on Burma
Our Correspondent 2008-12-01
{mosimage}New Delhi looks to its
own interests in its Burma policy
Politics
What to do about Burma
Our Correspondent 2008-11-20
{mosimage}The US appears ready to
move beyond sanctions
Politics
Burma Moves to Silence the Opposition
Our Correspondent 2008-11-12
{mosimage}A new crackdown on dissidents
Politics
Six Months Later, Burma Still Suffers
Our Correspondent 2008-11-10
{mosimage}The
victims of Cyclone Nargis continued to be whipsawed by a corrupt and
uncaring government
Politics
Burma's Democracy Roadmap Back on Track?
Our Correspondent 2008-09-26
{mosimage}Military
rulers release key political prisoners in preparation for 2010
elections
Politics
When a disastrous regime continues
Our Correspondent 2008-07-11 Burma's junta adds to cyclone's toll
Opinion
The Ominous Promise of Natural Disasters
Our Correspondent 2008-05-20
The
cyclone that devastated Burma
could set in motion a train of events to bring down the regime
Politics
Despite Disaster, Burma Has a Forced Vote
Our Correspondent 2008-05-12
The generals’ referendum appears certain of passage while millions suffer in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis
Politics
Burma’s Junta Seeks to Legitimize Its Rule
Our Correspondent 2008-04-29 As Burma’s national referendum approaches, the ruling junta seeks to guarantee a sizeable vote — yes
Politics
A Big-time Burmese Drug Trafficker’s Singaporean Connection
Our Correspondent 2008-02-29
The US goes after a shady Burmese “businessman” and turns up the heat on his Singapore links also
Politics
Lots of Detours in Burma's Roadmap to Democracy
Our Correspondent 2008-02-11 The
planned constitution, referendum and 2010 elections look to be a
grand — if empty — show
Politics
Who’s Bombing Burma?
Our Correspondent 2008-01-22
The
junta blames insurgents and shadowy foreigners for several blasts, but analysts
suspect the military itself
Politics
Enough Talk on Burma
Our Correspondent 2007-12-14 As Burma defends itself
in front of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a new report calls
for a change in direction
Society
Building the Burmese Junta’s Telecom Infrastructure
Our Correspondent 2007-10-25 An excerpt from
“Telecommunications Development in Asia” (Hong Kong
University Press, due in early 2008)
Politics
The Burmese Road to Ruin
Our Correspondent 2007-10-17 Failed agricultural policies and military rule have impoverished what was once Asia’s richest economy
Politics
Burma’s Generals’ Lair
Our Correspondent 2007-10-05 You can
run but you can’t hide from Google Earth
Opinion
The Real, Sad Lesson of Burma 2007
Our Correspondent 2007-10-04 Another myth is in the offing: that Burma's brief uprising last month was a tipping point in citizen journalism
Politics
Where are Burma’s Monks?
Our Correspondent 2007-10-03
Human rights groups struggle to compile accurate information on the dead and missing in Burma
Politics
Torture, Abuse Common in Burma’s Prisons
Our Correspondent 2007-10-01
The experience of past political prisoners offers an unsettling look at what Burma may have in store for those arrested in the current crackdown
Economics/Business
The business world beats a quiet path to a pariah’s door
Our Correspondent 2007-09-28 'Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does.' – Jane Austen
Politics
Burma Protest Slideshow and Videos
Our Correspondent 2007-09-28
Photos and videos from the past week in Burma.
Politics
Horror in Burma
Our Correspondent 2007-09-27 Isolated and alone, Burma’s brutal generals are in a corner and shooting back
Opinion
China’s Burma Shame
Our Correspondent 2007-09-27 By not ‘interfering’
with Rangoon’s murderous generals, Beijing props up a despised
regime
Politics
Cracks Showing in Burma's Junta
Our Correspondent 2007-09-26 Elite officers shaken by monks' rebellion seeking solution amid talk of diplomatic initiative
Politics
Burma’s Junta Unleashes Force on Monks
Our Correspondent 2007-09-26
Several
killed, curfew in effect, country isolated from the outside world in reaction
to peaceful protests
Politics
Burma’s Growing Dilemma
A. Lin Neumann 2007-09-25
Monks defy the state while information technology gets the word out and diplomatic maneuvers begin
Politics
Burma’s Monks versus the Military
Our Correspondent 2007-09-24 Eyewitnesses in Rangoon describe a protest movement
growing daily. The stakes are rising for Southeast Asia’s most
authoritarian government.
Politics
Burma’s Monks Won’t Go Away
Our Correspondent 2007-09-21 As
protests continue, Buddhist clergy grows increasingly bold
Politics
Burma’s Democracy Challenge Flickers Awake Again
Our Correspondent 2007-09-06 Buddhist monks in a
provincial town take officials hostage and burn their cars as
hundreds look on
Politics
Burma’s Democracy Challenge Flickers Out
Our Correspondent 2007-09-03 Protests against high fuel prices are met with overwhelming force and leave few options for change.
Politics
Burma protests continue
Our Correspondent 2007-08-30 A boost in
energy prices has some Burmese in the streets. For how long?
Politics
Can Burma’s People Rise Again?
Our Correspondent 2007-08-23
The odds are against it, but there are
signs of life in Rangoon’s
streets.
Politics
No Way Out: India’s Burmese Refugees
Our Correspondent 2007-07-18 With
India’s ties to Rangoon’s brutal junta growing stronger,
the plight of refugees inside the country continues.
Society
Shackled by the Neck
Our Correspondent 2007-05-07 Burma’s Long Neck
Karen choose exploitation in a tourist village rather than returning
to a civil war.
Politics
India and Burma: Such Good Friends
Our Correspondent 2007-02-26
Driven by the growing need for energy, both India and China
are throwing money and development projects at Burma’s junta
Politics
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Burma’s Generals on a Buying Spree
Our Correspondent 2006-12-18 Asia Sentinel ran this piece looking at Burma's
military in December 2006. It is sadly even more relevant today
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