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Burma reels as storm toll rises |
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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The people of Burma take omens seriously. For centuries, the paths of planets and vagaries of weather have been scrutinized by astrologers, who divine a relationship between celestial irregularities and earthly mayhem. So when a tropical cyclone tore across the country May 2-3, killing more than 22,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands more homeless in the Irrawaddy Delta and the commercial capital of Rangoon, Burmese couldn't help but note the curious timing: On May 10, the country's thuggish ruling junta was set to hold a constitutional referendum, the first step toward what the military has called a "discipline-flourishing democracy." - From TIME Magazine
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Burma's military solution |
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Thursday, 06 September 2007 |
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It was over in a matter of minutes, but the significance of the
occasion vastly exceeded its brevity. On Aug. 28, 20 demonstrators
gathered at a market in Burma's commercial capital, Rangoon, to
protest against the junta's decision to dramatically raise prices
of essential goods. Led by labor activist Su Su Nway, the crowd had
just begun to chant slogans when thugs employed by the ruling
generals swooped in and started dragging the protesters into
waiting vehicles. The frail Su Su Nway, who had only emerged from
prison last year after serving seven months for reporting cases of
forced labor to the U.N., was also manhandled by the mob of
security forces but managed to escape in a taxi chauffeured by a
sympathetic driver. "The junta is trying to create a very
intimidating environment," Su Su Nway told TIME shortly before she
evaded arrest. But the 34-year-old activist refuses to be
intimidated. "People must stand up," she says, "and choose between
freedom and oppression." |
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Daw Suu Kyi and movement for democracy, freedom and human rights in Burma |
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Thursday, 14 June 2007 |
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Burma: Should I stay or should I go? |
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007 |
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I asked a young Burmese migrant called Mya, who was selling fake CDs in Bangkok, what she thought about my plans to visit her homeland. "Go ahead," she said, "tell the world about my beautiful country!" I went and I can hardly disagree. From Rangoon, to the exquisite Inle Lake and the temple vistas of Bagan, it is a place largely ignored by the rest of the world. |
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Monday, 26 March 2007 |
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Derek Melton never imagined his first trip to Burma would be inspiration for a movie, especially a Sylvester Stallone film. |
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Saving lives on the Burmese border |
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
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In the third of a series of articles from the Thai-Burma border, the BBC's Kate McGeown looks at the medical teams who do their best to help Burmese civilians in the region - sometimes risking their lives in the process. Read more... |
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Refugee disaster unfolds on Thailand-Myanmar border |
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
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On his 49th day, the baby boy Htun Htun was sickeningly quiet. He had diarrhea and a fever and lay limp in the arms of his mother, one of thousands of refugees from Myanmar to reach this border town in recent months. |
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Life on the Burma-Thai border |
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Thursday, 01 March 2007 |
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In the first of a series of articles from the Thai-Burma border, the BBC's Kate McGeown looks at the thousands of political and economic migrants who flee Burma for Thailand every year. Read more...
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The fighting spirit of Burma's Karen |
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Thursday, 01 March 2007 |
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In the second of a series of articles from the Thai-Burma border, the BBC's Kate McGeown looks at the small rebel army that has spent nearly 60 years fighting the Burmese government. Read more... |
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A journey from Burma...to Canada |
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Saturday, 17 February 2007 |
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After a grueling decade-long wait in a Thai refugee camp, two thousand Burmese Karen refugees are finally to be given a permanent home in Canada. |
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