During a 2007 uprising led by saffron-robed monks, its reporters were crucial in getting news out to the rest of the world. Some 17 of them were arrested, but all were released in January.
During his own trip back, Aye Chan met with government officials to request that his journalists be officially accredited. There were no definitive answers, but he said the meetings were positive.
“They want to discuss. They want to talk,” he said of the government. “And we have more to gain than to lose by doing that.”
Both Aung Zaw and Aye Chan both said they would like to move back to Myanmar one day, but the time is not yet right.
“Much more remains to be done,” Aung Zaw said. “We will return to Burma when there is real security. When we can go back and have a dignified return.”