As Burma continues to fragment,” said USCIRF Vice Chair Soloveichik, “vulnerable religious communities are further exposed to ...

Chinese criminal gangs, taking advantage of the chaos in Burma, a country stunned by a bloody civil war, seized control of Myawaddy by reaching an agreement with ethnic armed groups and local ...

In Burma we have been singularly fortunate in ... were sent on a tour of duty to the provinces would keep one wife up-country and one in town. Now one seldom hears of such things on that level ...

In 1989 the English name of the country was changed from Burma to Myanmar by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC, now called the State Peace and Development Council ...

The Indians, our neighbors to the west, have been trading and settling in Burma for centuries, attracted by the opportunities of our fertile, uncrowded country. The British used cheap Indian labor ...

The military has been a curse on the country ever since Burma got its independence in 1948. The Tatmadaw, as the army is known, got off on the wrong foot from the start. Under British rule ...

Burma, also known as Myanmar, has no foreign enemies threatening it. What it needs is an impartial police force, not a corrupt, cruel army. The military has been a curse on the country ever since ...

Award recipients are also noted in the Commencement program. In 1858, Maung Shaw Loo left his home country of Burma to study at the University at Lewisburg — becoming the first Burmese person to ...

The military has been a curse on the country ever since Burma got its independence in 1948. The Tatmadaw, as the army is known, got off on the wrong foot from the start. Under British rule ...

Burma’s resistance forces operate with a highly decentralized structure, with numerous ethnic armed groups, each with their own languages, cultures and customs. Initially, it was difficult to convince ...