Burma

Despite warnings from officials, Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi has started a tour of the country. Is she safe?

Concerns over Burma’s ties with North Korea and China have prompted the US to sit up and take notice of the country. But it needs a road map.

With the first signs of reform there in decades, the US plan to extend sanctions against the government is misguided and self-defeating, says David Steinberg.

Freed political prisoners in Burma share their stories of the conditions, and sometimes torture, they faced.

Some blame China’s Dapein Dam project for triggering the conflict between Kachin rebels and Burma’s army. There’s much more to it than that.

Used as mine sweepers, pack horses and servants, Burma’s convict porters recount their efforts to escape the Army.

A new Human Rights Watch report details how hundreds of convicts were beaten, forced to carry supplies for the military – and clear landmines with sticks and forks.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s backers say it’s time for her to meet the public. She’s been attacked once by junta supporters. Could it happen again?

Burma’s opposition leader may have achieved less than the Chinese premier. But Suu Kyi’s less is definitely more.

The Kachin people, marginalised by the Burmese government, are willing to fight for survival. Is China the only hope for preventing all-out war?

Bangladesh’s military is set to make a big purchase of Chinese tanks. China is happy to oblige in the strategic sale.

Tensions are growing between China and Burma. India will be watching, but US policy has made America irrelevant.