Sons of 1962 and future of Burma's political freedom By Ma Ng    Tuesday, 08 July 2008 11:04 (Commentary) The Burmese Army grabbed political power in a coup on 2 March 1962; and Burma again lost its political freedom 14 years after independence, to the native military dictatorship instead of a foreign colonial power. Read more...

Birthday present for Daw Suu: Waves of 'Saffron Revolution' Nathan Maung    Friday, 20 June 2008 16:14 (Commentary) I didn't realize that the article that I wrote last fall would be significant and be a precious moment in my life. After retiring from the media world and living as a student in North Carolina State, Mizzima editor Ko Sein Win who was a classmate in media training conducted in Cambodia seven years ago, pressed me to write an article for his media. It was no doubt Ko Sein Win created a remarkable opportunity for me to write a Burma related article after a three-year lull. Read more...   Who was there to help? Christopher Smith    Thursday, 19 June 2008 18:59 (Commentary) In a squalid, bare room dozens of survivors from Cyclone Nargis sat and laid upon the concrete and thin mats of a monastery in Burma's afflicted Rangoon Division – the complex's hti standing ominously and noticeably askew. Just shy of a week after the devastating storm, the monastery and its remaining monks were supplying what relief they could. And what relief the monastery was in a position to supply, was not nearly adequate. Read more...   Postcard from cyclone-affected Irrawaddy delta Diana    Thursday, 19 June 2008 14:56 A month has elapsed since Cyclone Nargis lashed the shores of Burma and affected more than 2.4 million people. In recent weeks, the government announced that, in addition to accepting donations in cash and kind, it would now permit much needed international relief workers into the country to assist with aid distribution. Read more...   Reddening of lion's eyes Nathan Maung    Tuesday, 17 June 2008 15:09 (Commentary) Though scientists around the world warn about climate change and tell the entire world what to do and not to do, the underdeveloped world like in Asia including Burma generally view the climate in the same way, by their faith and belief. Read more...

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