Details of opposition leader’s first meeting with Burma’s premier unclear but aide says the talks were ‘warm and casual’
Day: August 19, 2011
Shan children ‘used as human shields’
Children as young as 10 this week forced to accompany Burmese army column through volatile stretch of Shan state
Tavoy's forewarning
In the late 1980s Thailand embarked on an ambitious project to transform a popular stretch of coastline east of Bangkok into the country’s largest industrial estate. Ten years later however…
Govt offers peace talks with ethnic armies
Olive branch offered to warring ethnic groups but scepticism of the Burmese government’s true intentions remains strong
At a critical juncture, Burma’s government needs a Plan B (Pt. 3)
Final installment looks at historical ties between Russia and Burma and whether geopolitical tensions will draw them together, or pit them as competitors