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Abhaya – Burma’s Fearlessness by James Mackay

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Abhaya-book-coverDuring the past 20 years the existence of political prisoners in Burma came to be accepted as normal by the international community.
Last Updated ( Monday, 12 December 2011 12:56 )
 

The Lady’s quest continues in gripping portrait of her struggles

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The Lady and the Peacock – The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi by Peter Popham; Rider BooksGiven the profile and popularity of Aung San Suu Kyi, it is extraordinary that it has taken so long for this book to be written. Here, at last, ...
Last Updated ( Monday, 12 December 2011 15:15 )
 

Burma in the crosshairs

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Where-China-Meets-India-book-coverIt was a bit of a local pastime in the northeastern Burmese town of Hsipaw; idly passing afternoons in a tea shop or restaurant along the main road and ...
Last Updated ( Monday, 12 December 2011 15:16 )
 

Dissecting The Lady and Burma’s hope

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suu-kyi-book-cover-newShortly before 5 p.m. on November 13, 2010, a sudden burst of activity engulfed the far gate to Aung San Suu Kyi’s compound, as dozens of men ...
Last Updated ( Monday, 12 December 2011 15:18 )
 

Daniel Pedersen’s Secret Genocide a disappointment

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secret-genocide-book(Book Review) – There are a growing number of books about the Karen struggle in eastern Burma, but with the exception of The Long Patrol by ...
Last Updated ( Monday, 12 December 2011 15:19 )
 

Shan leader Shwe Ohn writes his autobiography

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The cover of Shwe Ohn's autobiography which looks at this life as a key political leader in modern Shan history.  Photo:  Shan Herald News Agency(Book Review) Shwe Ohn is known in Burma as one of the last living Panlong Conference-generation Shan leaders. In his autobiography, ...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 December 2011 21:59 )
 

Burma and the future of Indian Ocean politics

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(Book Review) Rain lashed down at dusk on small fishing boats bobbing on a turbulent Andaman Sea as candles flickered through windows open to ...
 

Burma and the vagaries of national reconciliation

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“Burma’s political stand-off and prospects of conflict transformation and/or resolution have long been dominated by actors ...
Last Updated ( Friday, 04 February 2011 16:18 )
 

The faces and stories of Burma’s refugees

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For two days we walked, crossing in and out of Thailand and Burma. The little dirt path we traversed was a low-volume highway of people on the move – farmers, ..
 

Unmasking the familiar

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Even if there had yet to be an attempt to write a biography of Burma’s military strongman, Senior General Than Shwe has long occupied a position of ...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 July 2010 15:07 )
 
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