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Aung San Suu Kyi
Watching Changes in Myanmar with Cautious Optimism
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that Washington will start the process of exchanging ambassadors with Myanmar (Burma) following the release of political prisoners there.
Burmese Political Prisoners Released
Myanmar (Burma) has released the most prominent political dissidents of the country from jail. One of the dissidents released is Mya Aye who had been serving a 65-year jail sentence for speaking out against the Burmese government.
Slideshow: Burma’s Fearless Political Prisoners
Photographer and activist James Mackay photographed former political prisoners including prominent activists such as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Secretary of State Clinton Visits Myanmar
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Burma on the first visit by such a senior American diplomat in 50 years.
Myanmar’s Opposition Calls for Measurable Reform
Aung Zaw, a veteran of the 1988 protests in Myanmar, says Hillary Clinton’s visit is welcome, but that the civilian government has to take certain concrete steps, like releasing the remaining political prisoners, before it can say it is serious about reform.
Myanmar’s Fraught Relationship With its Ethnic Minorities
New conflict in Kachin State shows how hard reform in Myanmar will be.
Myanmar to Chair ASEAN
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed that Myanmar (Burma) can chair the regional bloc in 2014, amid some signs of reform in the country.
Myanmar ‘to Grant Prisoner Amnesty’
The US said this week, if Myanmar showed concrete progress on issues like political prisoners, it would respond.
Myanmar Takes U-Turn on Controversial Dam Project
The government of Myanmar announced Friday it was halting construction of the Myitsone Dam.
Global Political Cartoons: November 13 – 19, 2010
After nearly 20 years, the symbol of Burmese pro-democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, is finally let out of her house; the woes of the Euro zone continue, but wait, here comes a diversion: a royal engagement!!!!
Burmese pro-democracy leader could be released
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Unconfirmed reports out of Myanmar, or Burma, say pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi may be released soon. The Nobel-peace prize winner has been under house arrest for most of the past 20 years. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the head of the BBC’s Burmese service, Tin Htar Swe. Download MP3
Global Political Cartoons: August 8-14, 2009
Each week, The World brings you the best in political cartooning from across the globe. In this week’s cartoon slideshow, artists take aim at Afghanistan’s upcoming elections, the continued detention of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, and those noisy town hall meetings about health care reform in the United States.
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