Myanmar
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Chronology of Coverage
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Jun. 22, 2014
Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column describes trip to Myanmar with college student Nicole Sganga; says Sganga's interaction with local woman named Sajan highlights lottery of birth that resulted in vast gulf of opportunity between the two young, talented women; argues that despite host of domestic problems in America, there is still a great deal that country and individuals can do to ameliorate problems in world's most disadvantaged and troubled zones. MORE -
Jun. 18, 2014
Kang Kyung-wha, senior United Nations aid official, says she has witnessed the worst human suffering she has ever seen in such places in camps for stateless Muslim group known as the Rohingya, in Myanmar; over 100,000 people have been displaced since fighting between ethnic minority insurgents and the government erupted in June 2011, ending a 17-year cease-fire. MORE -
Jun. 14, 2014
Parliamentary committee votes against changing clause in Myanmar's Constitution that bars opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president. MORE -
Jun. 5, 2014
Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column criticizes democracy advocate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Pres Obama for their silence regarding apartheid being carried out against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority; holds situation is especially lamentable given that both figures have past records of speaking out in favor of human rights; warns fate of Myanmar itself is at stake in conflict, noting the effect violence has on economy, education and fueling of ethnic hatred. MORE -
Jun. 1, 2014
Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column underscores plight of Rohingya ethnic minority in Myanmar, which is being persecuted by the government; laments inaction on part of international community; urges Pres Obama, who has hailed progress in the country as a success, to address the issue. MORE
General Information on Myanmar
Official Name: Union of Myanmar (formerly Union of Burma)
Capital: Naypyidaw (Current local time)
Government Type: Military - dominated
Chief of State: Than Shwe, chairman of State Peace and Development Council
Population: 47.37 million
Area: 421,600 square miles; slightly smaller than Texas
Languages: Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
GDP Per Capita: $1,800
Year of Independence: 1948
Capital: Naypyidaw (Current local time)
Government Type: Military - dominated
Chief of State: Than Shwe, chairman of State Peace and Development Council
Population: 47.37 million
Area: 421,600 square miles; slightly smaller than Texas
Languages: Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
GDP Per Capita: $1,800
Year of Independence: 1948
Articles
In the Darkness of Myanmar's Camps, Lighter Moments of Life
Adam B. Ellick, a senior
video journalist at The Times who made a documentary with the columnist
Nicholas Kristof about Myanmar’s oppressed Muslim minority, found a few
uplifting moments.
June 25, 2014, Wednesday
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Iran
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Humanitarian Aid
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Rohingya (Ethnic Group)
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Concentration Camps
Unesco Panel Taps Incan Road, Other Sites, as Worthy of Protection
The World Heritage
Committee under the United Nations has designated 29 new sites as being
natural or cultural wonders worthy of protection, including an ancient
road that runs through the Andes.
June 23, 2014, Monday
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Incas
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Historic Buildings and Sites
So Similar, So Different
Two women, both 20 and talented, have lives that are miles apart. Literally and otherwise, thanks to the lottery of birth.
June 22, 2014, Sunday
Myanmar Camps Denounced
A senior United Nations aid
official said Tuesday that in camps for the stateless Muslim group
known as the Rohingya, in Myanmar, she witnessed the worst human
suffering she had ever seen in such places.
June 18, 2014, Wednesday
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Kang Kyung-wha
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United Nations
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Myanmar
Myanmar: Opposition Is Dealt a Blow
A parliamentary committee
has voted against changing a clause in Myanmar’s Constitution that bars
the opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, left, from becoming
president.
June 14, 2014, Saturday
The People vs. The Monks
Never before have so many lay Buddhists in Myanmar pushed back against the monks.
June 7, 2014, Saturday
There’s a Kind of Hush
The Myanmar government has doubled down on its repression of Muslims and some scholars think it approaches genocide.
June 5, 2014, Thursday
Obama Success, or Global Shame?
On this year’s “win-a-trip”
journey, one man living under an ignored apartheid sends out a message
to the world: We are suffering. Will anyone respond?
June 1, 2014, Sunday
Myanmar’s Appalling Apartheid
On this year’s “win-a-trip” journey, aiming a spotlight at an injustice that some are calling a genocide.
May 29, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON MYANMAR AND: Humanitarian Aid
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Discrimination
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Myanmar
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Rohingya (Ethnic Group)
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Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
Nobel Laureate's Release from Prison May Hinge on His 'Regret'
Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 and is serving an 11-year prison term for
subversion, is the world’s only jailed Nobel laureate. On June 8, under
Chinese law, he become eligible for parole.
May 28, 2014, Wednesday
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Nobel Prizes
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Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
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