Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? The last time Burma really mattered to the United States, Imperial Japanese forces were marching on Asia. Vinegar Joe Stillwell built a road ...

"Based on maps published by the Survey of India. The 1:63,360 scale series ... was employed for most of Burma, and where this series was not available, the 1:253,440 scale series was used." ...

Stimson has set-up an interactive map of Myanmar's ethnic groups and key economic and power utilities. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to ...

President Barack Obama's November visit to Burma showcased his Administration's approach to Burma. It is one of gentle persuasion and positive reinforcement, except for sanctions tightly targeted at ...

On a map, the passage from the Chinese border to the Burmese town of Lashio looks fairly direct. But on the ground, slow-moving trucks packed with rice for the kitchens of China's Yunnan province, and ...

In this report “child” means any person under the age of 18 years. In 1989 the English name of the country was changed from Burma to Myanmar by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council ...