topic: Burma
March 15, 2016
For decades the running joke in Myanmar, known as Burma until 1989, was that George Orwell crafted his novel 1984 based on his personal...
videos
November 7, 2015
On November 8, Burma will vote in the first competitive election in a generation. Yet these polls have been widely described as flawed ,...
Reportage
May 21, 2014
Although Burmese President Thein Sein has initiated a series of democratic changes that the international world optimistically welcomed,...
Art
February 12, 2014
Foreword Conflicts have a serious impact on the life of women and their role in family and society. The presence of heightened fear and...
Reviews
October 2, 2013
Mai Ei, one of the fifteen poets featured in Bones Will Crow: An Anthology of Burmese Poetry , writes in “A Letter for Lovers and Haters...
retrospectives
March 15, 2013
Omi_08A.jpg Editor's Preface The 1982 Citizenship Law of Burma legally recognizes 135 ethnic groups as lawful citizens. Not included among...
Poetry
September 17, 2012
urban renewal double it or nothing, you and your hybridism your face needs to be lifted, the sprawl beyond your subconscious needs to be...
Conversations
September 9, 2012
Amidst the rapid changes occurring in Burma, Tibita Kaneene spoke with Burmese activist Tim Aye Hardy to put the recent developments into...
Poetry
May 2, 2012
This poem was written right after Burma granted national amnesty to political prisoners on January 13, 2012. Khet Mar explains, "Many of my...
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