Burma

A short story

Corruption and inequality have remained key features of Myanmar’s post-democratic political economy.

The scramble for jade in Myanmar's Kachin State.

Myanmar’s civil society and journalists are divided over the landmark freedom-of-press case.

How far can Aung San Suu Kyi push Buddhist nationalists and the military to accept the mandate to bring about change?  

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 …

With natural resources at the country’s hilly edges and infrastructure spreading from the central plains, Myanmar eyes a federal bargain.

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?

The Rohingya struggle to find a place for themselves inside and outside Myanmar.