Bruce Wallace
What Place Will Ethnic Minorities Have in Myanmar’s Future?
A recent uptick in fighting between the Myanmar military and Kachin Independence Army has brought long-simmering tensions back to the surface, and highlights how much work remains to be done as the country tries to shed its militarized past.
The Opposition in Myanmar’s Young Parliament
Longtime government opponents in Myanmar’s National League for Democracy are settling into new roles as elected officials.
Burmese Migrant Workers on Edge in Thailand
Migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos make up about 10 percent of Thailand’s workforce. But now that Thailand has increased its minimum wage, it’s also making it harder for immigrant workers to stay.
Tazaungdaing: Myanmar’s Festival of Lights
Tazaungdaing, also called Myanmar’s Festival of Lights, happens every year on the full moon day at the end of the eighth month of the Burmese Buddhist calendar.
Magazine Available in Myanmar for the First Time
The Irrawaddy Magazine, which was launched by a group of exiles living in Thailand in 1993, will be available in Yangon stores for the first time this weekend.
Bachata: Two Generations Carry on Playing Music from Dominican Republic
Two generations of bachata musicians gathered to pay homage to the classic style of music from the Dominican Republic’s rural north. Bruce Wallace went to a performance in New York City.
Leaving Yangon: Myanmar Metropolis in Time Warp
I didn’t really feel the Yangon time warp until I left it. On Tuesday, after seven days in Myanmar and 55 minutes in the air, I landed in Bangkok where the reverse culture shock hit–a shock of the familiar, of the bustling, of the, well, the commerce.
Dollars and Change in Myanmar
Your ATM card won’t work in Myanmar. The latest-edition travel books travel websites, and the US Embassy will tell you that. As you may have heard, though, things here are changing.
Covering the Covering of Protests in Myanmar
Public protests haven’t always been a regular thing in Burma. Those that happened were often broken up viciously (the events at Monywa prove that this is still a very real possibility) [...]
Hüsnü Şenlendirici: Turkish Clarinetist Crosses Musicial Borders
Clarinetist Hüsnü Şenlendirici is famous in his native Turkey for connecting different musical styles. Recently, he’s been exploring the connection between Turkish and Arabic music.
Cambodia Seeks Return of 10th-Century Statues
One of the first trips that newly re-elected President Obama plans to make is to Cambodia. Officials there say he’s coming later this month for an Asia summit but the Cambodian government might bring up another issue. Its stalled efforts to recover some ancient Khmer artifacts now in the US.
Cabbies’ Take on NYC Traffic During UN General Assembly
Cab drivers in New York City seem to agree that the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly is a nightmare for traffic. But New York’s multinational cabbies have lots of different opinions on what the General Assembly should be talking about.
Gypsy Brass Band Fanfare Ciocarlia Rollicks Through North America
The Romanian brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia mixes Balkan music with jazz and movie themes and even a Steppenwolf song, and play it all with a fearsome velocity.
Suu Kyi’s US Visit Marked by Delicate Diplomatic Balance
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s high profile visit to the US this week threatens to overshadow the visit next week by Myanmar’s President Thein Sein to New York.
Video: YouTube Series Uses Puppets to Comment on Syria
A web series challenges the Assad regime with fingerpuppets and the tools of political satire.
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