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Friday, July 17, 2009 |
| Will the Obama administration engage with Burma despite the failure of ‘constructive engagement’? |
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 |
| Pro-democracy activists are not the only ones who have been a part of the tortuous history of Insein Prison and Burma’s most notorious court, writes AUNG ZAW. |
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 |
| Asean leaders speak out about the Aung San Suu Kyi trial, but the generals just fire back. AUNG ZAW examines the state of Burma-Asean relations. |
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
| Burma’s burning ambition to acquire modern missile technology and to upgrade its conventional weapons is no longer a secret, and if left unchecked, could pose a destabilizing threat to regional stability. |
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Monday, June 1, 2009 |
| Although convinced of her innocence, Aung San Suu Kyi is probably aware that her trial is a one-way street. |
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Monday, May 25, 2009 |
| The head of Burma’s military regime may have unwittingly contributed to any supposed “plot” to increase international pressure. |
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 |
| Inside sources have revealed that Than Shwe is “elated” at the way his plan to frame Aung San Suu Kyi is unfolding. |
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Thursday, April 9, 2009 |
| Poland’s experience in ridding itself of a rigidly totalitarian regime could help the Burmese people in their own struggle for democracy. |
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
| In its continuing military buildup, the Burmese junta appears to have taken some pages from Mao Tse-tung’s interpretation of Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War,’ suggests AUNG ZAW in a review of Naypyidaw’s defense strategies. |
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Monday, February 9, 2009 |
| Sixty years on, Burma’s famous Battle of Insein, when Karen forces tried to take Rangoon, still resonates. |
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Friday, January 30, 2009 |
| Change has come to Washington, but most Burmese expect the new Obama administration to maintain strong US support for their country’s quest for democracy, writes AUNG ZAW. |
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Monday, December 15, 2008 |
| Former dictator Ne Win’s favourite daughter has been freed following six years of house arrest. But is it a meaningless gesture? |
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Thursday, October 2, 2008 |
| Former intelligence officer Maj Aung Lynn Htut speaks candidly about his ex-boss, Khin Nyunt, and the power struggle within the regime that led to his downfall, writes AUNG ZAW. |
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008 |
| AUNG ZAW compares the respected independent Burmese entrepreneurs of yesteryear to the self-serving profiteers of today. |
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Thursday, August 7, 2008 |
| The Burmese Communist Party played a shadowy role in the 1988 pro-democracy uprising, AUNG ZAW writes. |
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
| AUNG ZAW raises the possibility that Snr-Gen Than Shwe’s indifference to the plight of the cyclone survivors may be rooted in a long-held grudge against the Karen inhabitants of the Irrawaddy delta. |
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Thursday, April 17, 2008 |
| Burmese living in Canada enjoy greater freedoms than they could ever imagine in Burma, but many find that their struggles are far from over. |
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Saturday, March 1, 2008 |
| The Internet has opened new doors for Burmese dissidents. But, as AUNG ZAW reports, the junta is always on guard against cyber democracy. |
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Saturday, March 1, 2008 |
| The skills—and shortcomings—of Burma’s exiled journalists were on full display during last year’s monk-led protests, writes AUNG ZAW. |
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Monday, January 1, 2001 |
| Burmese writers and publishers have become masters of journalistic kung fu, using subtle means to defend their work against the lethal attacks of military censors. |
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