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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 |
| Burmese Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein disguises the true aim of the 2010 general election behind a promise of a “free and fair” poll. |
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009 |
| As the Burmese people again look to the US for leadership, Washington must display strong resolve. |
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Monday, August 31, 2009 |
| The recent clashes between the Burma Army and the Kokang ethnic militia expose a central flaw in Burma’s new constitution—and offer a possible disaster scenario. |
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
| Snr-Gen Than Shwe knows that loosening his grip on power, even slightly, could expose him to retribution from within the ranks of the military. |
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Monday, August 10, 2009 |
| The Suu Kyi verdict will demonstrate how the Burmese regime responds to calls by the people of Burma and the international community for an urgent start to national reconciliation. |
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Thursday, July 23, 2009 |
| If Burma’s Foreign Minister Nyan Win thought he was going to enjoy a bit of a holiday on Thailand’s resort island of Phuket this week, he must have been badly disappointed. |
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Monday, July 13, 2009 |
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has described himself as “a man of results rather than fiery rhetoric"—we’d like to believe him. |
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Monday, June 29, 2009 |
| Recent evidence of the closer relationship between Burma and North Korea exposes the complete failure of the Burmese regime’s diplomacy and foreign policy in the face of increasing pressure by international and regional governments. |
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
| The mystery voyage of a North Korean ship believed to be carrying arms for Burma could hide an attempt by the Burmese regime to discover just how far the US and its allies would go to carry out the “stop and search” provisions of a new United Nations resolution. |
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Monday, June 15, 2009 |
| The Chinese government recently took the rare step of publicly rebuking its ally, North Korea. It can prove to the world that it truly is a world “leader” by taking firm action against its other regional ally. |
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009 |
| The news that nearly 4,000 Karen refugees have abandoned their temporary villages in eastern Burma to seek refuge in Thailand comes amid increasing international pressure on the Burmese regime to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
| The lies being spread by Burma’s military regime must be challenged before they win acceptance. |
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 |
| As the Burmese military regime continues to resist international pressure, it’s time for foreign companies operating in Burma to review their own role in propping up the junta. |
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Monday, May 4, 2009 |
| Burma’s main opposition party says it is ready to participate in next year’s election; but is the junta’s leader grown-up enough to meet its conditions? |
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Monday, April 27, 2009 |
| It is inspiring to witness the efforts of ordinary Burmese to help each other a year after Nargis, but we can’t ignore the shadows that still hang over them. |
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Monday, April 20, 2009 |
| As NLD prepares to hold a special meeting next week, it must remember that whether or not it agrees to participate in the 2010 election it will still represent moral strength for the country’s powerless. |
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 |
| Than Shwe’s Armed Forces Day speech revealed a renewed confidence that his goal of unquestioned control over Burma is within reach. |
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Monday, March 23, 2009 |
| Despite an unprecedented international relief mission in the Irrawaddy delta, Burma looks as vulnerable to massive death and destruction as it did a year ago. |
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Monday, March 16, 2009 |
| Calls by Burma’s opposition party and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi for continued sanctions have met with increasing criticism recently. But the question remains: could Burma's economy boom if Western sanctions were lifted? |
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Monday, March 2, 2009 |
| If Asean wants to realize its bold ambitions, it must use its summits to tackle major issues. Instead, it is letting its “problem child” impose baby steps. |
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