A woman peers from a window of a shelter at a camp for people displaced by fighting between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army, or KIA, outside the city of Myitkyina in northern Myanmar

Fighting prevents aid from reaching refugees

While refugees in Kachin state have increased access to aid, humanitarian assistance is unable to reach all the displaced population -- many of whom are hiding in the jungle

Suu Kyi not opposed to US sanctions ‘freeze’

The country's famed opposition leader said Tuesday she would not oppose a suspension of US sanctions but urged caution, warning that her country could backtrack after dramatic reforms

Shan State Army (SSA) soldiers salute during the 65th anniversary of Shan State National Day at the army's Loi Taileng headquarters in Shan State along the Myanmar-Thai border

Parliamentarians to meet with armed groups

As legislators tour through northern Burma to hold talks with armed groups, the Shan State Army-South are hoping so to secure the release of nearly 100 prisoners

Opinion & Analysis

Burma’s troublesome census

FRANCIS WADE

As the country plans for its first official census in decades, several hurdles must be overcome if all of Burma's ethnic minority groups are to be included

In Focus

Artists struggle to survive as piracy flourishes

Rampant piracy across the country is preventing Burmese artists from profiting from their products, which is forcing many to choose a new career ...

Investment law offers limited reform

The country's newly passed investment law has made few adjustments to Burma's economic framework and might empower crony control over major sectors ...

Myanmar's ethnic Karen children look from inside their school at the Mae La refugee camp outside Mae Sot

Malnutrition crisis hits border region

As aid begins to shift away from the Thai-Burma, experts say a malnutrition crisis is hitting the region hard ...

James Mackay: ‘Power through a lens’

Photographer James Mackay has won numerous awards for his work documenting human rights abuses and corruptions of power in Burma, none more so than his project on Burma’s political prisoners. Those images form the backbone of his new book, Abhaya: ...