Myanmar

In this photo essay, The Diplomat offers a close-up look at the anti-Muslim 969 movement on the rise in Myanmar today.

Plans to revive Burma’s two-child limit for Muslim Rohingyas has sparked staunch opposition on moral grounds.

Chelsea Clinton visited Burma for a landmark clean water donation.

Burma has taken one step closer to openness with the unfettering of its formerly state-run newspaper industry.

A wave of democratization is sweeping the globe – but women are being left out at precisely the moment when their voices are needed most.

Consumerism and rule of law are taking root in Myanmar. This radical opening brings both opportunity and challenge.

Burma’s legislature has been a boon for the country. But building a parliamentary house takes time

With conflict raging on China’s borders with Myanmar, Beijing weighs the possible influx of refugees.

While Burma has opened up to the outside world and undertaken political reform, internal strife remains.

With Burma opening to the outside world, the opportunities for investors and its people are vast. The challenges may be equally daunting.

After being dubbed the “the planet’s most emotionless society”, is a troubling narrative forming?

Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan has been offering advice for solving ASEAN’s major challenges.

While much about the country’s future remains uncertain, banks and accounting firms are moving in.

Recent events show that even though reforms in Burma have been widely hailed as positive, the future is unclear.

November saw protests in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Burma, and may be a harbinger of things to come.

As the world’s headlines turned to reforms in Burma, the nation is also branching out into the world of sports.

While various reforms seem to have made Burma a hot destination for investment, many challenges remain.

With Burma’s many internal problems, are business and global leaders ignoring issues of grave concern?

Child soldiers are alarmingly common in Burma. But a number of international programs are finding creative ways to dismantle the practice.

While reforms are moving forward with political prisoners being released, much progress needs to be made.

Thein Sein restates an important pledge that could shape Burma’s future.

Troubling signs call into question recent reforms in Burma and Malaysia. Luke Hunt explains.

As her recent tour of Europe makes clear, Aung San Suu Kyi remains popular. But two of Burma’s ethnic minority groups are wondering if her caution amounts to betrayal.

Despite the groundbreaking by-election in Burma at the weekend, don’t expect the Army to give much away.