Burma

The frontier economy
Corruption and inequality have remained key features of Myanmar’s post-democratic political economy.
Thant Myint-U | Dec 04, 2019


Letter from Myanmar: Journalism under attack
Myanmar’s civil society and journalists are divided over the landmark freedom-of-press case.
Annie Zaman | Sep 18, 2018

Constrained democracy
How far can Aung San Suu Kyi push Buddhist nationalists and the military to accept the mandate to bring about change?
Benedict Rogers | Aug 09, 2016

The Interval
She tried to calm her racing heart and squeezed the hand of her guide as they crawled through the forbidden terrain, trying not to wake a lightly sleeping beast. Its innards hissed and pulsated, and …
T Franz | Jun 22, 2016

Roads to riches
With natural resources at the country’s hilly edges and infrastructure spreading from the central plains, Myanmar eyes a federal bargain.
Mari Michener Oye | Jun 10, 2016

Whose woods are these?
Could opening up to foreign investment improve Burma’s forest protection – or will it fuel the same industries that have contributed to the country’s rampant deforestation?
Catherine Martin | Jun 07, 2016

Unaccounted citizens
The Rohingya struggle to find a place for themselves inside and outside Myanmar.
Salil Tripathi | Jun 04, 2016
