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Thursday, June 3, 2010 |
| Not just the red carpet treatment from Burma's regime leaders is making Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao feel at home during his visit to Burma. |
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Monday, May 10, 2010 |
| A media conference underscores Asean equivocation and American determination on the Burma issue |
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Friday, May 7, 2010 |
| Even if Burma's upcoming election produces a less oppressive and more sophisticated government, the country's basic challenges will remain the same. |
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
| The military junta blames the usual suspects: the opposition accuses the junta. But without knowing the intended targets of last week's bombings, how can we ever know who was responsible? |
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 |
| Than Shwe's speech on Armed Forces Day suggests the dictator is still paranoid of betrayal. |
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Friday, April 2, 2010 |
| Opinion is divided over whether Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy made a blunder in deciding not to contest the upcoming election. |
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 |
| There's no shortage of hypocrites when Burma's the subject, and recent events have given them ample room on the world stage. |
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Thursday, March 25, 2010 |
| Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi gives junta leader Than Shwe a smart sidekick in response to his election plans. |
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Friday, March 19, 2010 |
| Snr-Gen Than Shwe's election forces him to make important choices about his own future. |
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
| While individual voices within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are heard criticizing Burma's election laws, the bloc needs to be united in calling for a free and fair poll. |
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
| The regime's election law offers further evidence that the poll planned for this year will be far from free, fair and inclusive. |
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 |
| Closer military ties between Burma and North Korea are having their effect on US policy towards the Burmese regime. |
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 |
| Burma's massive new parliament complex could carry a secret message at the core of Buddhist philosophy. |
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 |
| The Burmese regime is surrounded on almost all sides by ethnic cease-fire groups that are gearing up for a showdown over demands that they form themselves into border guard forces. |
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010 |
| As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon looks for a successor to his special envoy on Burma, it might be useful to consider some do's and don'ts to guide him through the task. |
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
| The world is waiting for Burmese junta leader Than Shwe to announce his 2010 time line—but does he have one? |
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 |
| Does the former postal clerk live in fear of letters addressed to him in Suu Kyi's handwriting? |
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010 |
| Sometimes, a look inside another struggling country can help answer questions about your own. |
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 |
| My New Year's resolution is to effect change within Burma, starting from within myself. As an exiled journalist, I must not become an obstacle to change. |
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 |
| US President Barack Obama was right when he told the Nobel Peace Prize audience in Oslo that nonviolence can't defeat the armed forces of a repressive regime. |
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