Aung San Suu Kyi leads ceremony in Rangoon as Burmese across the country gathered to mark 23 years since mass protests
Day: August 8, 2011
Microfinance plan met with caution
Mooted scheme at mercy of endemic corruption and absence of conditions conducive to effective management
Thai PM prepares minimum wage overhaul
Top campaign promise continues to rile the opposition, while underpaid migrants approach the new policy with caution
Burma govt ‘neglecting’ Kachin refugees
Accusations that officials are also blocking assistance from the UN and other international organisations as food runs low
At a critical juncture, Burma’s government needs a Plan B (Pt. 2)
Second in three-part essay explores possible alternatives to Burma’s strategic alliance with China, with one likely contender not Asian at all