The military leaders in Burma (which the generals-in-charge like to call Myanmar) have scraped the veneer of democratic rule off the ugly military authoritarian regime that has hidden just below the ...

There's an undeniable buzz about Burma among business leaders these days, with investors betting on the long-stagnant economy becoming the next Asian tiger. But as exciting as this situation is, it ...

I’ve often written in the past about my experiences in Burma and have received many questions over the years from people who want to be lay missionaries in far-off lands. As for my part, I eagerly ...

As Myanmar's leaders push a series of political and economic changes, they are also having to deal with recent strife between the majority Buddhists and minority Muslims, or Rohingya. Many countries ...

The main British objective was to retake Akyab, the small seaport on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It failed for several reasons: > The occupation of Akyab depended on speedy movement and sea ...

It's been a year and a half since the military in Myanmar launched a coup, deposed the democratically elected government and restored a dictatorship. And recently, an ominous move towards further ...

Fifteen years ago, the U.S. business community launched a campaign to discredit economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool. Backed by the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Foreign ...

For the impassioned young men who led Burma’s struggle for independence in the 1930s, “capitalism” was an ugly word, almost as bad as “colonialism,” with which it was inextricably associated. In 1950, ...

The military leaders in Burma (which the generals-in-charge like to call Myanmar) have scraped the veneer of democratic rule off the ugly military authoritarian regime that has hidden just below the ...