Feature
December 10, 2008
| Joi Htaw
“Prostrating myself before U Lu Mone with my hands put together on my forehead, I humbly made an effort to convince him to take me as his wife. I...
November 26, 2008
| Larry Jagan
About 25,000 people will die in Burma of AIDS in the next twelve months unless more is done immediately to provide them with medical care, according...
November 21, 2008
| Khin Tun
Famine forces thousands to do whatever they can to survive in Chin state ... On the surface, things can seem brighter than usual for villagers from...
November 18, 2008
On virtually any given morning, as the first rays of sun break through tropical foliage and illuminate the factory walls and gates of Rangoon's...
November 13, 2008
| Zai Dai
In Burma democracy has been taboo for the military junta. On the contrary pragmatically Burmese citizens have never dared to seriously aspire for...
November 5, 2008
| Zo Tum Hmung
Barack Obama won an historic presidential election. He became the 44th U.S. President just four years after he won a seat in the United States Senate...
October 30, 2008
| The The & Mungpi
Myo Aung (name changed) had barely completed three months of military training when family members came to collect him from an army camp in which he...
October 30, 2008
| Ring Aung
In the age we live in, the lives of many youth are being ruined in myriad ways and the global situation is taking a turn for the worse day by day. It...
October 28, 2008
| Way Yan
Ma Phyu was a familiar figure in the Burmese community of Ruili, China, commonly found passing the time by munching betel along the streets. But then...
October 21, 2008
| Htet Win
Burma should seriously and cautiously consider the building of a China-Burma oil and gas pipeline, as the project will not foster the long-term...
October 6, 2008
| Asohn Vi and Akkar
When I reached the Maha Buddhagayar Pagoda, which is very similar to a Buddhagayar Pagoda of India, located in 'Winnka' (meaning 'Nga Pyaw San Yar')...
October 1, 2008
| Shyamal Sarkar
The Burmese military junta seems to have singled out Kachin State for some harsh treatment, one reason for which could be the daring level of...
September 22, 2008
| Joseph Ball
Cancel your December trip to Burma now Mr. Ban. Or at least, don't undertake the trip in the belief that a fruitful discussion on big picture...
September 17, 2008
| J. Moe
The migration to Singapore and subsequent intermixing of various peoples from around the world results in a vibrant and colorful society. Yet many of...
September 15, 2008
| Mungpi
With the thundering noises of monks and people flooding the streets of Rangoon in protest, Wut Yee (name changed), manager of a tourism company,...