| 单词 | Burma |
| 例句 | “My father’s brother fought in Burma and came back filled with one burning question: How come nobody told him before that the white man was not immortal?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z One did his bit with Montgomery in Africa and the other is over in Burma or some other bloody place, excuse the language. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Fountain pens from Paris, chess sets from Iceland, atomic clocks from Austria, jewelry from Yugoslavia, masks from Burma. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The red boundary that marked the Eastern Region swept within its grand confines all that had once been China, India, Burma, Indo-China, and Indonesia. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Burma too, I expect But Harold here and I decided to get out. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indian Ocean flashed incredible colors of emerald jade and opal in the shallow water surrounding the Maldive Islands, then on to the Burma coast and lush green jungle, followed by mountains and coastline. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z What I get from reading them is that Burma is about as far from Minnesota as it’s possible to be. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Whoever Burma Jones was, he deserved a generous award ... or reward. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I learn that Burma is the largest country in Southeast Asia, that it borders India and China and Siam. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The British were everywhere: they were fighting the Japanese in Burma, and they were fighting the Germans in North Africa. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Somebody gimme a lead to the place. Then that Burma Jones told me to look in that cabinet under the bar.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, it invaded Burma; a few days later, British Borneo. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z They passed on from there to a Travel Hall, where they saw the car covered with tiles, and the functioning Rube Goldberg chicken device and the rusting Burma Shave ads on the wall. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The artist, who previously has photographed nocturnal scenes featuring trailers and RVs parked in the wilds of Florida, turns his attention to the landscapes of Thailand and Burma. Please don’t lick the colorful treats in Cory Oberndorfer’s ‘Pop:Everlasting’ The Nobel Laureate's musings on the country also known as Burma, and its turbulent history, are part of the narrative. US documentary pries lid off isolated Myanmar 2012-03-16T01:06:11Z Burma was one of relatively few nations not represented at the Globe to Globe festival. Seven days on stage: from Shakespeare in Shoreditch to Zarganar in Soho 2012-06-08T16:13:51Z A close-knit group of Japanese soldiers fighting in Burma surrender to the British when armistice is declared. The 10 greatest second world war films you haven't seen 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Writing about Burma, Thant Myint-U’s focus is on convulsions of the last 15 years, from a seemingly unshakable military dictatorship to the beginnings of democratic rule. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z "You might say that the forgotten army in the last war was not the one in Burma but the one in skirts." Anne Valery obituary 2013-05-16T15:36:43Z Part is set in Burma, where Sunny is born. Books of The Times: ‘Shine Shine Shine,’ a Novel by Lydia Netzer 2012-07-04T21:05:09Z She is expected to visit Dublin solely to be guest of honor at the concert, called Electric Burma. Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T13:48:00Z My middle son left for America and my husband passed away after I left Burma. Free at last... and they all owe?their lives to Amnesty 2011-04-02T23:11:34Z But the real war in Burma wasn't quite the way it was portrayed in the Commando comics Griff Rhys Jones was brought up on. Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army; The Lost Submarine of WWI: a Time Team Special – TV review 2013-07-08T06:00:08Z “In short, I do not wish to be associated in any way with an individual currently engaged in the mass ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people of North West Burma.” Bob Geldof hands back Dublin honor shared with Aung San Suu Kyi 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Suu Kyi was elected to Parliament in Myanmar, also known as Burma, last month; took her seat May 2; and launched an international tour Tuesday starting in neighboring Thailand. Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T13:48:00Z The BBC said it was also expecting the Foreign Office to fund an extra £500,000 this financial year for new TV services in Afghanistan, Burma and Somalia. BBC World Service in funding cut 2013-06-11T15:57:46Z Already a gifted artist, mandolin and flute player, singer and storyteller, Boshirullah had honed his talents as a boy in what was then Burma. For Rohingya Survivors, Art Bears Witness 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z As Burma began making small steps toward democratization, Clinton asked a Burmese official if he'd been reading books or consulting experts. Hillary Clinton's 'Hard Choices' makes for compelling reading 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z But he can also see that while China means business in expanding into Burma, India's parallel policy is mostly talk, the Trans-Asia Highway still consisting of imaginary lines superimposed upon old highways filled with potholes. Siddhartha Deb welcomes a study of Burma's relations with its powerful neighbours 2011-08-19T21:55:02Z The Bard Graduate Center is exploring Burma, now known as Myanmar, in this program for ages 6 to 12, held in conjunction with the exhibition “Confluences: An American Expedition to Northern Burma, 1935.” Spare Times for Children for May 3-May 9 2013-05-02T23:06:46Z After serving as a radar repairman in India and Burma during World War II, Lumet returned to New York and formed an acting company. Sidney Lumet, director of classic films, has died 2011-04-09T16:26:00Z They proved crucial to British victories in Ethiopia, north Africa and the Middle East; in Burma they eventually inflicted the biggest land defeat ever suffered by the Japanese imperial army. For king, then country 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The author's father, a Japanese prisoner of war who survived Burma's so-called Death Railway, died aged 98 the day the novel was finished. Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Thirdly, it was in Burma, which has never really witnessed such a festival before. Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi 2013-02-03T19:30:37Z Yet when the nationalist military took over in Burma in 1962, the result was something like an army in possession of a state. Siddhartha Deb welcomes a study of Burma's relations with its powerful neighbours 2011-08-19T21:55:02Z Currently, 2,183 political prisoners sit in jails across Burma, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners says. Burma activists say hands up for democracy 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z There were some issues on which the two states differed, such as Iran and Burma, and several areas of tension – including US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan – but, on the whole, the news was good. WikiLeaks cables show warming relationship between India and US 2010-12-16T21:30:23Z However, in 1949, as Mao began taking over China, the American missionary J. Russell Morse was forced to leave Yunnan Province and seek refuge across the border in Burma, then still a British colony. In Far-Flung Myanmar, a Land of Contradictions 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Buddhist monk Tapa Snim I met in Burma in 2007, all of whose earthly possessions he carried in a small bundle slung on one shoulder. Q&A: Paul Theroux 2013-05-25T07:00:09Z One of those Ofcom rulings came after the Burma special last year. BBC 'does not trust' Top Gear 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z For instance, after reading George Orwell’s “Burmese Days,” I made a trip to Myanmar when it was still called Burma. Patti LuPone, From Broadway to the Open Road 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Most of Guy Delisle’s longer graphic novels to date, like “Pyongyang” and “Burma Chronicles,” have been memoirs of his travels. New Graphic Novels Detail Personal Journeys and Twists of Fate 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Burma endured 50 years of military-imposed isolation before opening to the outside world in 2011; since then, tourists — and their foreign currency — have been more than welcome. The best way to see thousands of temples in central Burma: Hot-air balloon 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Hollywood misattributed great military feats by Britain and its allies, such as the capture of the Enigma machine in U-571 and the liberation of Burma in Objective, Burma!, to American forces. Never mind Iran and Argo, the Brits should sue Hollywood 2013-03-13T16:11:22Z He had been in the RAF in Burma during the second world war. Small Island by Andrea Levy 2011-01-22T00:06:13Z His father, who died the day Flanagan finished The Narrow Road to the Deep North, was a survivor of the Burma Death Railway. Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Tellingly, it is Burma's younger generation that is not only riding the wave of these still very new reforms, but expecting ever more. Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi 2013-02-03T19:30:37Z "He had traveled all over: Tahiti, Burma, India; he'd made his way through the Khyber Pass with a bunch of cutthroat types," Baldwin recalls. L.A.'s Velveteria museum shows there's more to plush paintings than Elvis and clowns 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z To show my gratitude to Amnesty, I have taken part in most of the Burma campaigns. Free at last... and they all owe?their lives to Amnesty 2011-04-02T23:11:34Z Comedians are imprisoned in Burma, cartoonists are arrested for "sedition" in India, and Islamists in Tunisia try and fail to stop students performing and filming a "Harlem shake". Feminists can't be funny and angry? Are you having a laugh? 2013-02-28T14:50:01Z The ship stops in Burma, Malaysia and Thailand. The week’s best travel deals from around the globe 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Last summer, a friend of mine invited me to join her on a trip to Burma. | The Geopolitics of Name-Dropping 2014-03-12T22:00:59Z Burma came to a full stop at the railroad tracks that ran parallel to Tula Springs’s main thoroughfare. Literary Louisiana 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The central subject is the Thai-Burma railway, built between Bangkok and Rangoon by a quarter of a million forced laborers during the Second World War, to support the Japanese in their Burma campaign. Richard Flanagan’s Way With Intimacy 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Twelve of the artifacts are originally from India and one is from Burma, investigators said. Yale Museum Surrenders Items as Part of Art Looting Investigation 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Last week, Ofcom ruled Clarkson broke broadcasting rules during a Top Gear special in Burma, also known as Myanmar, when he used "an offensive racial term... which was not justified by context". BBC chief defends Jeremy Clarkson 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z One edition of the BBC2 programme shot in Burma and broadcast earlier this year was found to be in breach of Ofcom’s broadcasting code for using a racially offensive term, following a viewer complaint. Jeremy Clarkson feared deaths in Argentina number plate row 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z He will be speaking at Burma Day at Asia House on Monday 20 May. Rory MacLean's top 10 books on Burma 2013-05-08T14:43:33Z "I do believe that the president of Burma is sincere in his intentions, but there will be a variety of views about the democratic progress of Burma within the regime." Aung San Suu Kyi pays BBC tribute 2012-06-19T15:38:16Z Organisers were in close contact with the Burma Campaign and members of her family, and her tastes and passions will be reflected during the festival. Aung San Suu Kyi to be guest director of Brighton festival 2011-02-09T19:32:43Z “In short, I do not wish to be associated in any way with an individual currently engaged in the mass ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people of North West Burma.” Bob Geldof hands back Dublin honor shared with Aung San Suu Kyi 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Of the half a million Indian civilians who joined a chaotic exodus from Burma in 1942, perhaps one in ten also perished. For king, then country 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z "Burma has an obvious love of literature, but Burma has, or used to have, an obvious lack of access to literature," said Jane Heyn, the festival's director and wife of the British ambassador to Burma. Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi 2013-02-03T19:30:37Z But temples aren’t the only cultural hit: the region of Chettinad has more than 50 villages filled with 18th century mansions of carved Burma teak. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Mimosas were initially known as "champagne-orange" in London, where they were introduced to the Queen by Earl Mountbatten of Burma after a visit to the south of France. Keep the booze comin'! How did bottomless mimosas become a brunch staple? 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Her public image weighed heavily in the international community’s imagination, which was decidedly more familiar with the morality play of “The Lady Versus the Generals” than with the longer history of Burma. ‘The Hidden History of Burma’ Traces the Vanishing of Hope 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z She became hugely popular during the War and traveled as far afield as Egypt and Burma, now Myanmar, to perform for servicemen. Singer Vera Lynn, voice of hope in wartime Britain, turns 100 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z He went to Eton, he was an officer in the colonial police in Burma for five years. How to live well: A handy reading list 2012-12-10T12:45:00Z And internationally we’ve interviewed people from Burma, Sudan, Colombia, Zimbabwe and Palestine. Dave Eggers on working for justice through oral history: “There wasn’t much that allowed those people to seem fully human” 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Ignominious defeats in Malaya, Singapore and Burma undermined British prestige. For king, then country 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Luxury holiday company offers river cruises in Burma from January to April and July to December. In Burma, a cruise along the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan For Sonny, Burma proves a slippery, duplicitous place, but it is also, Fountain takes pains to point out, a real place inhabited by real people, not just a freakshow lying beyond the homeland's borders. Brief Encounters with Che Guevara by Ben Fountain – review 2013-06-29T08:00:19Z The broadcast took six months to negotiate and fell through on several occasions, before the presenter Kirsty Young travelled to Naypyidaw in Burma after "swotting for this interview like I was doing an exam". Aung San Suu Kyi picks Beatles and Tom Jones on Desert Island Discs 2013-01-27T14:12:00Z Sung said she grew up in the mountainous Chin state in northwestern Burma. Should abandoned child return to his mom? 2011-08-30T10:38:00Z On a Turbulent Journey to Modern Myanmar “They Call It Myanmar” reveals a face long hidden: that of Myanmar, also known as Burma, now emerging from the isolation of an authoritarian military regime. Movie Review: ‘They Call It Myanmar,’ by Robert H. Lieberman 2012-09-20T22:40:51Z "Because of the BBC I never lost touch with my people, with the movement for democracy in Burma and with the rest of the world," she said. Aung San Suu Kyi pays BBC tribute 2012-06-19T15:38:16Z Other habits were equally staid: when British soldiers were fighting Japan in Burma in the 1940s, they were disadvantaged because they refused to try the local rice, and would only eat canned "British" food. John Lennon and Yoko Ono: the image that defines the second Elizabethan era 2012-05-31T13:06:07Z As the title suggests, "They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain" questions the present state of the harsh, poor but once-prosperous country formerly known as Burma. 'They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain': a hopeful documentary 2012-04-05T19:26:05Z Their mixed-race daughter becomes the “Miss Burma” of the title, and the novel addresses themes of identity, longing and trust over nearly 40 years of Burmese history. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z “Relative to its population and income, Burma is one of the world’s smallest recipients of international assistance,” economist Joseph Stiglitz wrote during a trip to Yangon in March. Desperate for health care in Myanmar 2012-06-22T14:06:00Z Another, in 2007, speaks bluntly about India's economic interests in Burma. WikiLeaks cables show warming relationship between India and US 2010-12-16T21:30:23Z Craig, a former actress who lives in Los Angeles and teaches at UC Riverside, met me at cafe to talk about “Miss Burma”; our conversation carried over to a walk around Echo Park Lake. Charmaine Craig's mother, beauty queen and revolutionary, inspired her novel 'Miss Burma' 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Their Indian counterparts are frank about their priorities in Burma. WikiLeaks cables show warming relationship between India and US 2010-12-16T21:30:23Z A 1989 "democracy note" from Burma carries a more subtle message, but one that was just as challenging: 'Disobedient objects' map protests 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Delisle is a comics writer whose books – Shenzhen, Pyongyang, Burma Chronicles – document his travels so vividly that you return to your Rough Guide, your Lonely Planet with a heavy heart. Guy Delisle: 'The challenge is not to explain too much' 2012-05-31T10:00:01Z In many cases, Tripe’s images are the first photographic records of the landscape and architecture of India and Burma. Capt. Linnaeus Tripe photo exhibit at National Gallery of Art In 1962, Myanmar — which was called Burma and is wedged high up in Southeast Asia between India and China — closed its doors to the world and threw away the keys for almost 40 years. Review: Exploring ‘Buddhist Art of Myanmar’ at Asia Society 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Thant Myint-U has titled his reflective and illuminating new book “The Hidden History of Burma,” even though he gently suggests that the country’s past wasn’t so much obscured as it was hiding in plain sight. ‘The Hidden History of Burma’ Traces the Vanishing of Hope 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Since he's been putting the film together, he has found resonances in wars and protests around the world: Athens, Burma, Somalia, Iraq. Ralph Fiennes's full-metal Coriolanus 2010-05-06T21:00:00Z Jeff asked, referring to the bag of shoes by the door, which they were giving to a local resource center for struggling families and refugees from Iraq, Burma, Sudan and elsewhere settling in the area. She always believed in a country where love and kindness won. Would Trump’s victory change her view? 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, amid the temples, I’m seeing people going about their day in modern rural Burma. The best way to see thousands of temples in central Burma: Hot-air balloon 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z In search of the ideal property, they drive to the Burma Valley on the Mozambique border, where they find themselves the proud owners of Robandi farm. The continuing saga of Nicola Fuller of Central Africa 2011-09-08T20:30:06Z I would like to revisit India for two to three months and also Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, South America, Oz and New Zealand. Ask Tom - your travel dilemmas answered 2010-12-29T00:05:00Z "His last writings, from 1949, were the sketch for a novel called The Smoking Room Story about a character called Curly Johnson who, like Orwell, was returning from Burma," says Taylor. What would George Orwell have made of the world in 2013? 2013-01-24T06:00:00Z Starting this summer and backed by the Global Fund and others, Nosten's team is going on the offensive against malaria in Burma. New wave of drug-resistant malaria threatens millions 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z As Burma slowly but surely opens up, so too does the outside world's knowledge of the country. Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi 2013-02-03T19:30:37Z The subject is the struggle for democracy in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, under a brutal military dictatorship. Amar Kanwar at Marian Goodman, Lyle Ashton Harris at CRG 2010-04-01T22:40:00Z On graduating in 1942, he served in the army during the second world war, fighting in China, Burma and India, and rose to the rank of sergeant. Len Lesser obituary 2011-02-20T18:00:45Z His courageous performances bridged the gap between the three Burmas, not least in reviving the popularity of anyeint, the traditional vaudeville-like theatre. Rory MacLean's top 10 books on Burma 2013-05-08T14:43:33Z My American dad was a dreamer, and he painted my mother in these oversized terms — she was Miss Burma, she was the most famous actress in Burma for a time, she was a woman warrior. Charmaine Craig's mother, beauty queen and revolutionary, inspired her novel 'Miss Burma' 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z She walked into the presidential briefing room, an official space rarely commandeered by presidential spouses, and held a news conference on human rights abuses in Burma. Laura Bush’s latest role: Booster of her husband’s legacy A frail humanity survives the unspeakable in this novel of the Burma-Thailand Railway of World War II. 100 Notable Books of 2014 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z This film goes some way to rectifying that, crossing into Burma from Thailand with the assistance of the Karen National Liberation Army. Unreported World 2010-05-21T05:45:00Z She travelled alone to live with my father's family in a tiny village on the coast of north Northumberland while he was still away flying planes in Burma. Steven Appleby: A life in pictures 2012-10-05T23:04:02Z "They Call It Myanmar": A documentary about the country formerly known as Burma. Weekend Preview: Easter Parade, Yoga Rave, low-tide walks 2012-04-04T22:59:04Z Myanmar, formerly Burma, whose antiquities have never traveled, signed a first-ever international loan agreement for the occasion and sent a king’s ransom in material. Art Review: In ‘Lost Kingdoms,’ National Treasures From Asian Countries 2014-04-10T23:05:18Z The artist Sawangwongse Yawnghwe, in his United States debut, offers one welcome corrective in work that reviews and updates one of those histories, that of the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar, formerly Burma. TriBeCa Gallery Guide: New York’s Most Vibrant Art Scene 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z "Burma" is the single off "Swimsuits," a glossy, moody-sounding tune with white noise for drums and whole sections happening at the other end of an airplane hangar. Download this: "Burma" by Seattle's Stevie and Sam 2011-09-28T18:16:04Z "Brighton Festival is a wonderful opportunity to bring her struggle to a wider public, at a time when it is so important for the world to keep remembering what remains to be done in Burma." Brighton Festival honours Suu Kyi 2011-02-10T11:11:41Z Williams served in both world wars, and became a media sensation during the Japanese occupation of Myanmar, then known as Burma, when his company of elephants helped build bridges and evacuate refugees. ‘Elephant Company,’ by Vicki Constantine Croke 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z A nominally civilian government has replaced a long-ruling military junta in Burma, but Thura said that 25 percent of the country's parliament is filled by military officers. Brit and American comedy dance at 'Secret Ball' 2012-03-05T08:31:05Z Even the names we use to talk about places reflect their political histories — Myanmar or Burma, St. Petersburg or Leningrad — as Liesl Schillinger points out in “The Geopolitics of Name-Dropping.” | Sentimental Journey 2014-03-21T21:21:20Z Mark Foster was on a plane to Burma at the time, but his manager, Brett Williams, contacted him with the news. Foster the People mural in downtown L.A. saved, for now 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Such harrowing accounts make the fictionalized David Lean movie “The Bridge on the River Kwai” — which used the building of the Burma Railway as a backdrop — seem gauzily romanticized. ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ by Richard Flanagan 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Asked why she did not condemn the military junta in Burma, she explained that "resolving conflict is not about condemnation", but about discovering and solving the roots of conflict. Aung San Suu Kyi pays BBC tribute 2012-06-19T15:38:16Z Finally, there are segments set in Oslo, where democracy advocates in exile have formed a small radio station called the Democratic Voice of Burma. Amar Kanwar at Marian Goodman, Lyle Ashton Harris at CRG 2010-04-01T22:40:00Z Over the course of stints in Abyssinia and Burma, he was promoted up through the ranks in the Signal Corps, the communications branch of the military. The Zambian “Afronaut” Who Wanted to Join the Space Race 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Released late in the war, “Objective, Burma!” abandons patriotic exhortations — by then, the public didn’t need to be convinced that the war was necessary — in favor of cleanly filmed action and relative realism. DVDs: On DVD, Errol Flynn and Raoul Walsh War Movies 2010-08-06T21:12:00Z Throughout Burma, we saw many women and children — and even babies — wearing milky-white or yellow makeup, sometimes in a pattern on their cheeks, sometimes covering their entire face. The best way to see thousands of temples in central Burma: Hot-air balloon 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z An exhibition of photographs that explore significant cultural and geographic sites in India and Burma. At museums this fall: Art and science, civilization and extinction State Department was working with the government in Burma to liquidate those same forces. Charmaine Craig's mother, beauty queen and revolutionary, inspired her novel 'Miss Burma' 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Objective, Burma! isn't as bad as U-571 in terms of misattributing wartime achievements to Americans: at least the Marauders did actually exist, and played a part. Objective, Burma! – liberating cinema from the truth 2012-11-30T10:56:18Z In 1987 party chairman General Ne Win demonetised Burma's currency, wiping out the savings of millions and causing widespread anger among students. Free at last... and they all owe?their lives to Amnesty 2011-04-02T23:11:34Z Objective, Burma! was made immediately after the events it depicts and before the end of the second world war. Objective, Burma! – liberating cinema from the truth 2012-11-30T10:56:18Z The U.S. official described "a sense of optimism" about conditions inMyanmar, and said the leaders gathered at Camp David, in the Maryland countryside, pledged to cooperate on providing aid to the former Burma. G8 leaders: Iran must disclose more about nuclear program 2012-05-19T04:33:00Z Aboard ship, some of Burma’s best old-world culinary traditions commingle with new-world flavors in the dining room, which is decorated with oil-lamp sconces and white tablecloths. In Burma, a cruise along the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan His father, a survivor of the Burma Death Railway, died the day Flanagan finished The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Man Booker Prize 2014: At a glance 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The family — including the daughter, the “Miss Burma” of the title — becomes entwined with the country’s fate, and the story addresses questions of identity, history and trust. Paperback Row 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z BlackBerrys don't work in Rangoon but they do in the Wa area … It's a stunning reversal in Burma's geography. Siddhartha Deb welcomes a study of Burma's relations with its powerful neighbours 2011-08-19T21:55:02Z The Kuwaiti government has followed the Saudis in doing deals to grow rice in Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines, Burma, Laos and Cambodia. Don’t censor the school-lunch blog 2012-06-15T16:15:00Z He explained, “In British colonial times and until 1989, the country was called the ‘Myanma country’ in Burmese and ‘Burma’ in English. | The Geopolitics of Name-Dropping 2014-03-12T22:00:59Z In the same war, Britain was fighting Japan in Malaya, Burma and India trying to defend a colonial empire that was fundamentally racist and undemocratic. Japan is right to be angry at QI atom bomb joke 2011-02-08T15:30:00Z Poetry, with a long and distinguished history in Burma, is a form to which the country's readers naturally turn. Bones Will Crow: 15 Contemporary Burmese Poets – review 2013-02-08T17:42:01Z Objective, Burma! begins with US general Joseph Stilwell planning the invasion of Burma. Objective, Burma! – liberating cinema from the truth 2012-11-30T10:56:18Z Catch your breath after shopping by joining Burma’s older middle class who have retained a taste for afternoon tea and worldly conversation. 36 Hours in Yangon, Myanmar 2014-02-07T15:22:35Z The spotlight continues this year as Myanmar, also known as Burma, takes on the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. 36 Hours in Yangon, Myanmar 2014-02-07T15:22:35Z Harries said the genesis of the project goes back to the early 1990s when he and his wife visited Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi's tragic love and incredible life come to the big screen 2010-12-19T21:30:10Z It faces west, so you've got a lavish sunset every day. ... the low islands of southern Burma floating off on the horizon. Asia's Best Beaches 2010-06-28T03:00:00Z His piece in Granta, about drug producers in Burma, shows him working well in a less flashy style. Best of Young British Novelists 4, edited by John Freeman – review 2013-04-16T14:14:05Z This country, formerly known as Burma, is by many measures a brutally authoritarian place — human rights groups count 2,100 political prisoners. Burmese Find Release in Music and Art Under Repressive Junta 2010-03-25T22:43:00Z Since then, poetry in Burma has retained a political significance unthinkable in the west. Bones Will Crow: 15 Contemporary Burmese Poets – review 2013-02-08T17:42:01Z He named his company Burma-Vita—Burma, because most of the essential oils in the liniment were from the Burmese portion of the Malay Peninsula, and Vita from the Latin for “life”: “Life from Burma.” Rising design star: Naz Sahin 2012-05-17T21:42:00Z Once the Japanese captured Burma, though, its army needed a more efficient resupply route, and so the impossible became possible in just over a year by using some 300,000 people as disposable labor. Review: ‘The Narrow Road in the Deep North,’ by Richard Flanagan After attending Columbia University, Lumet was in the US army signal corps during the second world war, and served in Burma and India. Sidney Lumet obituary 2011-04-10T16:59:14Z Certain songs make perfect sense; for example, a clanging version of post-punk totem Mission of Burma’s classic “Academy Fight Song” or an appropriately jangly take on Television’s “See No Evil.” The most surprising R.E.M. covers 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z After finishing school, he joined the British civil service, working in Burma, now Myanmar. Orwell’s ideas remain relevant 75 years after "Animal Farm" was published 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z “I said, ‘Yes, but we aren’t allowed to open our mouth in Burma.”’ Skirting Comedy Limits in Myanmar 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z It's not a surprise that Objective, Burma! doesn't give equal weight to the Japanese point of view. Objective, Burma! – liberating cinema from the truth 2012-11-30T10:56:18Z Producer Tucker Martine captures shimmering walls of dragonflies and cicadas across Laos, Thailand and Burma. Need More Nature? Listen to 12 Essential Field Recordings 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Throughout the 1940s, my grandmother on my dad's side ate coddled eggs in British-colonized Burma, now known as Myanmar. An underrated (and simple!) technique for fancy-feeling eggs 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z The one thing my father did not speak of was his experiences as a Chindit in the jungles of Burma. Family life 2012-08-17T23:05:05Z Many were relocated to Thailand and forced to build the Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway. Eric Lomax, River Kwai Prisoner Who Forgave, Dies at 93 2012-10-10T01:22:32Z The finest novel written on the English in Burma. Rory MacLean's top 10 books on Burma 2013-05-08T14:43:33Z Her mother’s family left Burma in the 1960s, after a military coup; her father grew up in Lansing, Iowa, in a large Catholic family that claimed Irish and Luxembourgian roots. Alex Wagner Digs Into Her Family’s Past in ‘Futureface’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z For an even more intense foray into the mysteries of ancient Myanmar, Burma Boating offers sailing adventures through the Mergui Archipelago off Myanmar’s far southwest coast. Where to find the unspoiled splendors of Southeast Asia 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z “Banned in Burma: Painting Under Censorship” at the Hong King Visual Arts Center shows the work of 20 artists, including Ms. Khine, who risked creating their art under an oppressive regime. New Freedom for Myanmar’s Artists 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z I guess we're supposed to be impressed that she spent so long fighting for "democracy" in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi pays BBC tribute 2012-06-19T15:38:16Z Burma is three lands for the British reader. Rory MacLean's top 10 books on Burma 2013-05-08T14:43:33Z TUE Stories and images of bicycle trip in Burma, 7 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-02-06T01:20:34Z The location was a frequent killing field for Somoza’s National Guard, but the brutality evokes the latest dispatches from Syria, Yemen and Burma. In the galleries: Unfinished works at Target Gallery 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z And "if Burma derives some incidental benefit from the English, she must pay dearly for it." The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z In real life, the majority of Allied forces in Burma were British, South African, Indian or Chinese. Objective, Burma! – liberating cinema from the truth 2012-11-30T10:56:18Z By the end of this year, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, will have competed in at least 10 international pageants, including Miss Universe Myanmar and Miss Asia Pacific World. Beauty pageants expose dreams and dangers in modern Myanmar 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Burma is in the middle of World War II, India in the throes of partition. Four Countries, Five Families, Seven Decades — and One Devastating Storm 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Audience members stood up to share their tales of being political prisoners under Burma's five-decade long military regime, or to ask questions on how their country could gain greater literary clout. Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi 2013-02-03T19:30:37Z "You may not know it, but somewhere in a little tiny room in Burma or even in North Korea, someone is desperately trying to hear you or to see you, to experience you," Clinton said. Ma, Diamond, Streep receive Kennedy Center Honors 2011-12-05T14:27:10Z His postings took him to many of the world’s most beleaguered or intriguing places — 1920s Burma; 1930s Spain, France and Italy; 1940s Mexico; 1950s Soviet Union. Pablo Neruda’s love nest in Santiago: Like his poetry, it’s filled with passion 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z She lived in the city for a number of years with her British husband, Michael Aris, and their two children before returning to Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi pays BBC tribute 2012-06-19T15:38:16Z Elwyn didn't talk about it – the men, the war, what happened in Burma. Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army; The Lost Submarine of WWI: a Time Team Special – TV review 2013-07-08T06:00:08Z In Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, such events end at sunrise, which is ushered in by the hna pa thwa, an unbroken, improvised sequence of dance, singing, acting and clowning. Review: Shwe Man Thabin at Asia Society 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Two big clues as to the tone of the piece – my dad was shot by Japanese sniper in Burma. "It's our foundation myth": PBS' "World on Fire" challenges the World War II narrative we know 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Thant Myint-U has long studied the country, as both an insider and an outsider; his grandfather, U Thant, was born in colonial Burma and later became the secretary general of the United Nations. ‘The Hidden History of Burma’ Traces the Vanishing of Hope 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z As Gunatillake puts it: It's not about looking to the East, to the mountaintop in India or the zen garden in Japan or a monastery in Burma, it's about making it work here. Manchester's FutureEverything conference ? day one 2012-05-18T08:00:00Z Repressive and corrupt, the government had isolated Burma from the international community and mired the country in debt. Free at last... and they all owe?their lives to Amnesty 2011-04-02T23:11:34Z The series, set in British India and Burma towards the end of World War II ran on BBC One from 1974-1981. Ain't Half Hot Mum's Hewlett dies 2011-06-05T13:30:45Z To be a mohican-wearing punk in London is to be a kitsch throwback – but in Indonesia or Burma, it can put you on the receiving end of heinous treatment from the authorities. From Pussy Riot, a lesson in the power of punk 2012-08-19T18:30:00Z Lomax endured horrific conditions and savage beatings as he and thousands of others were put to work building the infamous Burma to Siam railroad. Eric Lomax, ex-POW who forgave captor, dies at 93 2012-10-09T12:05:14Z The Asian Dub Foundation will open this year's festival with a live performance inspired by the struggle in Burma. Brighton Festival honours Suu Kyi 2011-02-10T11:11:41Z After visiting the isolated Southeast Asian country also known as Burma, Clinton said such U.S. artists have worldwide influence by using their freedom of creativity. Ma, Diamond, Streep receive Kennedy Center Honors 2011-12-05T14:27:10Z Instead, the movie bounces between Burma and Britain, where Aris is shown being a househusband raising their kids and mounting the campaign that wins her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. 'The Lady': Michelle Yeoh is perfectly cast as Myanmar's Suu Kyi 2012-04-12T20:08:04Z “This is part of our freedom initiative,” she says, referring to the center’s work to build democratic institutions in countries such as Burma. Laura Bush’s latest role: Booster of her husband’s legacy Like some other films made in the war’s final months, including Milestone’s excellent “Walk in the Sun,” “Operation, Burma!” allows some previously forbidden emotions to seep through: fear, panic, horror. DVDs: On DVD, Errol Flynn and Raoul Walsh War Movies 2010-08-06T21:12:00Z She was thrust into a leadership role, mainly because she was the daughter of the late Aung San, who helped lead colonial Burma to independence from Britain. Film on Myanmar activist opens festival 2011-10-27T20:15:17Z The deal applies to group and private tours in C hina, Japan, Burma and Thailand. Travel deals: Easter in Italy, South Pacific cruises and flights to Guatemala City 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z In Burma, Bombay is astonished when the Japanese flee from his inexperienced squad. Rotimi Babatunde wins Caine prize for African writing 2012-07-03T13:51:30Z Disc 4 comes with a look at Burma's closed dictatorship to go along with the most recent Rambo film. Rambo: The greatest deleted scene ever 2010-08-14T18:01:00Z Captured, he spent the duration of the war in Changi prison, which provided forced labor for building the Burma railway, including the famous bridge over the River Kwai. Ronald Searle, British Cartoonist, Dies at 91 2012-01-04T03:05:54Z In one, dated 1941, he’s receiving military training from the Japanese Army, though in World War II he aligned himself with Britain — which claimed Burma as a colony — to defeat Japan. TriBeCa Gallery Guide: New York’s Most Vibrant Art Scene 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z We opened up China, also Burma, for passengers. The Cruise Issue: Q&A: 25 Years on the Sea and Counting 2011-02-11T19:55:00Z And when the sun hit that point where you could restOn the greying plastic seat and think on those timesWhen you were marching through Burma, at your best,You were content. Foyle Young Poets award: read the winning poems 2012-10-04T13:19:11Z But the same cloying vision of an auriferous Burma that was so seductive to Rajkumar, and which Ghosh both celebrates and dismantles, still draws visitors. The Rangoon of The Glass Palace 2010-08-26T08:35:00Z When she was 9, her father, a railway worker, died of complications of combat wounds he had suffered in Burma during World War II. Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian Novelist, Dies at 72 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z But first I had to stay in Burma for a year because I was under probation. Free at last... and they all owe?their lives to Amnesty 2011-04-02T23:11:34Z Among the 20th century's finest travel writers, Norman Lewis visited Burma in the early 1950s. Rory MacLean's top 10 books on Burma 2013-05-08T14:43:33Z A truly courageous and inspirational politician, she deserves our admiration for standing up for human rights and freedom in the face of shocking persecution from the power crazed military of her beloved coiuntry Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi pays BBC tribute 2012-06-19T15:38:16Z On a drizzly morning, I visited the 1921 structure with its circular verandas and elaborate turrets and got a glimpse of the Burma that existed in the hopeful days after the war. Visiting Myanmar: It’s Complicated 2012-08-03T16:32:39Z Having written about elephants in Burma during World War II, I get a particular thrill when readers tell me they picked up my book for the history but fell in love with the elephants. A Natural (and Political and Cultural) History of America’s Bird 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z In this context, the situation in Bahrain is not unlike that in Myanmar/Burma a few years back, and the introduction of a Nobel into the Bahraini environment might prove as salutary. A worthy, necessary Nobel honoring the Arab Spring — and much more 2013-01-11T01:00:00Z His father, who was a survivor of the Burma Death Railway, died at age 98, the day Flanagan finished "The Narrow Road to the Deep North". Australia's Flanagan takes Man Booker prize with war story 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z In the absence of competition from the west, China can not only push the global market into what was once the frontier, it can also lay a claim to Burma's considerable natural resources. Siddhartha Deb welcomes a study of Burma's relations with its powerful neighbours 2011-08-19T21:55:02Z Notoriously, the British 14th army in Burma were known as the "Forgotten Army". Objective, Burma! – liberating cinema from the truth 2012-11-30T10:56:18Z Usually, it’s not: a sculpture from Chad acts as “a real force for positivity – sort of like a relationship glue”; a buddha from Burma gives good vibes from the foot of the stairs. Jeremy Irons: ‘I have the natural tendency of a benign dictator’ 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z “My ultimate goal was to bring Burma into the Western consciousness,” Mr. Lieberman, 71, said in one of several telephone interviews from his home, on a farm near Ithaca, N.Y. In Aung San Suu Kyi?s Myanmar: Two New Films 2012-02-21T23:15:35Z I went inside Burma, but just to the border areas, to participate in the Karen election process. Charmaine Craig's mother, beauty queen and revolutionary, inspired her novel 'Miss Burma' 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The election will also enact a new constitution in Burma, one that guarantees 25% of parliamentary seats to the military, as well as control of key ministries. Burma activists say hands up for democracy 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z “There’s definitely a fascination about Burma,” Derek Mitchell, the special American envoy to Myanmar, said in an interview at the State Department. In Aung San Suu Kyi?s Myanmar: Two New Films 2012-02-21T23:15:35Z More problematic at the time of its release was the fact that it implied Burma was liberated entirely by Americans. Objective, Burma! – liberating cinema from the truth 2012-11-30T10:56:18Z It was not long since he had described shooting an elephant in Burma. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z The first quarter of the book is set in Burma, set up by Connelly's lush and lovely descriptions of the "Golden Land." 'Burmese Lessons: A True Love Story': an intimate witness to rebellion in Burma 2010-06-02T22:41:00Z Yet Burma, whose entire upper half is wedged between north-eastern and south-western , seems to have consistently made the wrong choices through much of the 20th century and all of the 21st. Siddhartha Deb welcomes a study of Burma's relations with its powerful neighbours 2011-08-19T21:55:02Z The cables also reveal sharp differences over Burma. WikiLeaks cables show warming relationship between India and US 2010-12-16T21:30:23Z It’s surrounded by beautiful, untouched mountains bordering Burma; I’ve often taken a motorbike and explored their hills. Q&A: Finding the Flavors of Southeast Asia With Zak Pelaccio 2012-07-26T20:11:21Z He served in India and Myanmar during World War Two, when it was known as Burma, but at the age of 99 he became an international star by walking laps around his garden. Captain Sir Tom Moore: What has happened to his legacy? 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Kavai, 101, who fought in India and Burma in World War II, said his medals were a “joy and pride for him and his entire family,” reminding him of his service. King Charles III visits war cemetery in Kenya after voicing ‘deepest regret’ for colonial violence 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The biggest numbers of resettled refugees came from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Afghanistan and Burma. Republicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here’s why that’s unlikely 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Many ethnic armies have been fighting the ethnic Burman majority government for greater autonomy for their regions since the country, then named Burma, gained independence from the British in 1948. Myanmar’s military seeks to keep ethnic minority allies on its side with anniversary of cease-fire 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z "We are deeply concerned by reports of a Burma military attack on an internally displaced persons camp near Mung Lai Hkyet village in Kachin State on October 9," the U.S. US condemns Myanmar refugee camp strike, calls it 'military attack' 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden said his administration has brought home citizens from Afghanistan, Burma, Haiti, Russia, Rwanda, Venezuela, West Africa and other nations. Biden says five American detainees are on their way home from Iran 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z “If only 2% of what has been given to the Ukrainian forces had been given to the resistance forces in Burma., the situation would be very different now,” he said. The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says he’s increasingly worried about her health 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z In Myanmar, also known as Burma, prolonged power outages have become a major burden. A Burmese hip-hop artist is jailed for 20 years for criticizing Myanmar’s military leaders 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Despite complaints about her government before it was ousted, Myanmar under Ms. Suu Kyi was well regarded by U.S. policymakers, who often refer to the country by its old name, Burma. China views Myanmar as hot spot in Cold War with Washington 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z “The military regime and other designated state-owned entities have relied on state-owned financial institutions that act as the primary foreign currency exchanges in Burma to facilitate these transactions.” Foes of Myanmar’s military regime applaud new US sanctions, but want action to block gas revenues 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z He also urged the world to provide "proper aid for the people of Burma who are going through such hard times... and have nobody supporting them, other than the people of Burma". Kim Aris: Aung San Suu Kyi's son urges army to free her 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z But the situation in Burma at the moment is absolutely desperate,” he said, referring to Myanmar by its former name. The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says he’s increasingly worried about her health 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z In the last phase of the war, Chinese forces were able to advance through Burma and reopen the major road between China and India. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Others, including Jason Tower, the country director for Burma at the U.S. China views Myanmar as hot spot in Cold War with Washington 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The U.S. government refers to Myanmar by its old name, Burma. Foes of Myanmar’s military regime applaud new US sanctions, but want action to block gas revenues 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z To that end, he supported missionary efforts to spread Buddhism to Burma and Sri Lanka. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “So I hope that people around the world can rally and try and help the people in Burma so that we can end this needless bloodshed.” The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says he’s increasingly worried about her health 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z In the summer of 1942, while Japanese and Allied forces were sparring in neighboring Burma, Britain’s security concerns about India grew, and its attempts to repress Indian agitation heightened political tensions there. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z “The administration has exhibited a clear reluctance to fully and effectively implement the Burma Act, appearing more focused on mitigating the associated risks,” he said. China views Myanmar as hot spot in Cold War with Washington 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Four years later, he found himself in occupied Burma, where he served in the Japanese army as a quartermaster, responsible for providing rations and supplies. How two friends sparked L.A.’s sushi obsession — and changed the way America eats 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z But archaeological sites in Thailand, Burma, and Laos prove that many chose to make upland regions their homes as well. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Washington also supported a trapped KMT “Lost Army” made up of 93rd Division stragglers who retreated southwest across the border into Myanmar — then known as Burma — near Thailand’s frontier. Thais welcome Chinese tourists to a onetime refuge for regime’s foes 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Fighting to liberate India, the INA assisted Japanese military operations in Burma. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z However, video recorded by the Democratic Voice of Burma caught the moment of Nagai’s death, as he fell down and was then apparently shot at close range by a soldier. Slain Japanese journalist’s camera surfaces after 15 years 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers died during Japan’s occupation of Burma, many from malnutrition. How two friends sparked L.A.’s sushi obsession — and changed the way America eats 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z He fought in Burma, was painfully silent about his wartime experiences, and died on Pearl Harbor Day in 1983. War, what is it good for? Remarkably little if you're a "great" power in the twenty-first century 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z He is also known for his wood-and-glass chandeliers and generous use of Burma teakwood and marble in his designs. WM Namjoshi: The man behind Indian cinema that looks like ice cream 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The military in Myanmar, also known as Burma, has stepped up its aerial offensive against resistance fighters in recent months, using its arsenal of Russian-supplied aircraft to inflict heavy casualties. Myanmar airstrike kills dozens in Sagaing region 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z On Sept. 27, 1988, the National League for Democracy was created in Burma, now known as Myanmar. Opinion | No fake election can disguise the violence and repression in Myanmar 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z "Any election without the participation of all stakeholders in Burma would not be and can not be considered free or fair," Patel said, using the Southeast Asian nation's former name. US, allies concerned over Myanmar disbanding Suu Kyi party 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The country then called Burma attained independence from colonial power Britain in 1948 and has been ruled by a succession of military governments for most of the years since. Myanmar army leader calls for decisive action to crush foes 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z "Burma’s military regime continues to inflict pain and suffering on its own people," the Treasury's Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian Nelson, said in the statement, using the Southeast Asian nation's former name. U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Myanmar, targets jet fuel suppliers 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Broadcast regulator Ofcom intervened after a derogatory racial term was used during an episode set in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Top Gear's chequered past: Crashes, controversy and Clarkson 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z “I think it’s pretty alarming that they did not notify the public right away,” Burma said. Regulators: Nuclear plant leak didn’t require public notice 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z "We condemn the Burma military regime's arrest and detention of prominent ethnic Kachin Christian leader Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters. U.S. condemns Myanmar arrest, detention of Kachin Baptist leader 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z In Myanmar, or Burma, citizens are fighting a military coup that overthrew its young democracy in February 2021. Opinion | They clicked once. Then came the dark prisons. "The United States remains steadfast in its commitment to the people of Burma, and will continue to deny the military the materiel it uses to commit these atrocities." U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Myanmar, targets jet fuel suppliers 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z It has been two years since Myanmar’s military ousted its democratic government in a coup, plunging swaths of the Southeast Asian country, also known as Burma, into violent conflict. One day. One city. Three lives in the shadow of Myanmar’s military rule. 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z “The United States will continue to promote accountability for those who provide financial and material support to, and directly enable, the violent suppression of democracy in Burma.” US sanctions Myanmar groups ahead of coup anniversary 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z "We are deeply concerned about the deterioration of human rights in Burma and are in close contact with Japan regarding the situation there," said the spokesperson. Japan firm got U.S. sanctions exemption to pay Myanmar military company - Japanese official 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Decades of political instability have made the frontier regions of Myanmar, also known as Burma, largely lawless, to be exploited by drug producers and traffickers. Report: Myanmar opium cultivation surges 33% amid violence 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The dead from the air strikes on Thursday also included the pastor of a Baptist church, a Catholic deacon and a church layman, according to the Karen Women’s Organization and the Free Burma Rangers. Relief groups say 5 die as Myanmar air strikes hit churches 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The military in Burma changed the name of that country to Myanmar. State Department will now refer to Turkey in the Turkish language 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Traditional materials used to build the homes - such as Burma teakwood and encaustic tiles - are now expensive and hard to come by, and many of the building techniques have also become obsolete. The young Indians saving crumbling ancestral homes 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z General Assembly admit Myanmar - then Burma - as a member of the world body. UN council demands end to Myanmar violence in first resolution in decades 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z They defended their efforts to bring American detainees home from West Africa, Burma and other foreign lands, and said some cases are kept quiet on purpose. Brittney Griner release comes with doubts about swap for ‘merchant of death,’ plight of Paul Whelan 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The Free Burma Rangers said their volunteers watched from a distance as jets made two bombing runs on Thursday over Lay Wah, one of the attacked villages in Karen state’s Mutraw district, also called Papun. Relief groups say 5 die as Myanmar air strikes hit churches 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, has long been fractured along ethnic lines and dominated by the majority Buddhist Bamars who reside in the largest cities. Myanmar's ethnic insurgents raise the pressure on military junta 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Burma Williams, 72, a former educator, said she planned to get involved in get-out-the-vote efforts in the final days of the race to ensure Warnock wins. Warnock’s balancing act: Stay positive on the stump, hit Walker in ads 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z “We are appalled by reports that Burma’s military regime arrested, publicly mutilated, and beheaded a schoolteacher in Magway Region,” U.S State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Twitter. Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z A little-known organization calling itself the Special Task Agency of Burma claimed responsibility for the Insein Prison bombing. Mystery Surrounds Deadly Attack at a Notorious Myanmar Prison 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The statement from the Free Burma Rangers said that if students had been in their village classroom they would have all died because that structure was completely destroyed. Relief groups say 5 die as Myanmar air strikes hit churches 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z “Treasury will continue to take action to degrade the Burmese military’s ability to commit brutal acts of violence against the people of Burma.” U.S. targets alleged Myanmar arms traffickers with sanctions for supplying junta 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Based on the war experience of Bandele's father, the novel was the first to explore the role of African soldiers in the Burma Campaign, which saw Allied forces defeat Japanese troops. Nigeria's Biyi Bandele: A storyteller to his bones 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z The United States officially refers to Myanmar by its old name, Burma, which was changed by a previous military government. Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “Like our work to free Americans held in Burma, Haiti, Russia, Venezuela, and elsewhere, it is our duty to do all we can to bring our people home.” Mark Frerichs, American held captive by Taliban, released in prisoner swap 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Myanmar, then called Burma, gained independence from British colonial rule in 1948. Live updates: Queen Elizabeth II dies, Charles becomes king 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z “Today we are targeting the support networks and war profiteers that enable weapons procurement for Burma’s military regime,” Brian Nelson, Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in the statement. U.S. targets alleged Myanmar arms traffickers with sanctions for supplying junta 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Military leaders are “in a fight for their survival,” said Mark Farmaner, director of pro-democracy group Burma Campaign UK, which uses an alternate name for the country. Myanmar arrest of ex-U.K. ambassador is ‘hostage diplomacy,’ activists say 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z "Enough is enough" and "We want citizenship, we want justice. We are Burma Citizens, we are Rohingya." Myanmar Rohingya, five years on, want to leave Bangladesh camps and go home with justice 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Mark Farmaner, director of the human rights group Burma Campaign UK, called Ms. Bowman’s detention “shocking and surprising news.” Former British Ambassador Is Arrested in Myanmar 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Human rights advocates and comments by U.S. lawmakers suggest the Senate is inching toward passage of the Burma Act, legislation already passed by the House of Representatives. Myanmar executions revive pressure for more sanctions 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The movement quickly spread to other parts of Myanmar, then known as Burma, joined by laborers, shopkeepers, doctors and Buddhist monks. Kyaw Min Yu, Myanmar activist known as Ko Jimmy, executed at 53 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z He has extended longstanding emergency declarations for the opioid crisis, the global illicit drug trade, the human rights crisis in Ethiopia, and the situation in Burma. Biden Is Facing Crisis After Crisis. But Are They Emergencies? 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z These are the first executions of any kind in Myanmar, also known as Burma, for more than 30 years. Opinion | Even by the Myanmar junta’s standards these four executions are cruel 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z They were the first judicial executions in the country once known as Burma since the military junta took power in February 2021. U.S., U.N. condemn execution of democracy activists by Myanmar’s military 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Myanmar, also called Burma, has been ruled by the military for most of the past 70 years. Myanmar executions revive pressure for more sanctions 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z "We call on the regime to immediately cease the violence, release those they have unjustly detained, and allow for a peaceful return to democracy in accordance with the wishes of the people of Burma." United States condemns "heinous execution" by Myanmar military regime 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Elephant Bill, told amazing elephant stories from his years living with them in the teak forest logging camps of Burma in the 1920s through the 1940s. Opinion | Happy the elephant had her day in court. We humans are better for it. 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z They included a Burma Star, a Battle of Britain 1939-45 Star, a 1939-45 War Medal and a Defence Medal, police said. Spalding: WWI and WWII medals stolen in burglary 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Many of the people who helped foster this rebirth arrived in Utica after experiencing hell on Earth in their war-torn homelands, be it Vietnam, Burma, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Somalia or Iraq. How refugees are revitalizing American cities: A journalist's immersive book 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z In February, the European Union announced sanctions against MOGE, saying the military’s control means the company is “contributing to its capabilities to carry out activities undermining democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar/Burma.” Myanmar executions revive pressure for more sanctions 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The airplane, a P-38 Lightning, was on a reconnaissance mission over Thailand and Burma, now Myanmar, when it was most likely struck by lightning and fell from the sky. In a Remote Thai Village, Digging for Clues to a Lost Pilot 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The Shan, the country’s largest ethnic minority group, and other minorities have been seeking greater autonomy from the central government since the country, then named Burma, became independent from Britain in 1948. Myanmar leader begins peace talks with ethnic militia groups 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The United States officials refer to Myanmar by its old name of Burma, which was changed by a previous military government. Malaysian foreign minister meets Myanmar opposition figure 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z In a statement earlier this month marking World Health Day, a rights group, Network for Human Rights Documentation Burma, said the Myanmar military has “destabilized the country beyond repair.” Myanmar’s Health System Is in Collapse, ‘Obliterated’ by the Regime 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Court papers describe the yakuza as an “international criminal network, which spans Japan, Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka and the United States.” US prosecutors accuse Japan-based crime gang in drug case 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z During his visit to the museum, he toured an exhibit called Burma’s Path to Genocide. United States declares Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z The government of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is already under multiple layers of U.S. sanctions since a military coup ousted the democratically-elected government in February 2021. US says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Eubank described the fighting he had seen as probably the worst in Myanmar since World War II, when the country was a British colony still known as Burma and largely occupied by the Japanese. Witness: Army attacks in eastern Myanmar worst in decades 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Mr Jennings was one of 60,000 Allied prisoners forced by the Japanese to build a railway between Thailand and Myanmar, then called Burma. 'Death railway' veteran Jack Jennings turns 103 with sing-along 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z They are to be joined by young women leaders from Ukraine, Brazil, Zambia, Burma, Jordan and the United States. Biden to ask Congress for $2.6B to promote gender equity 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Looking forward, Blinken underscored that the genocide finding is “fundamental to understanding Burma’s current crisis.” United States declares Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z "We similarly have decided to invite a non-political representative from Burma to the summit. The regime has failed to make meaningful progress on ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus and should be held accountable," the official said. U.S. to invite 'non-political' Myanmar representative to summit with ASEAN 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z There has been serious but sporadic fighting in Kachin State in northern Myanmar for a few years, he said, “but what I saw in Karenni I had not seen in Burma before.” Witness: Army attacks in eastern Myanmar worst in decades 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z By the time Burma fell, Japan had taken control of more than 1 million square miles of Asian land. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Dressed in a neat suit, adorned with his medals, the affable war veteran recounted stories of his time fighting the Japanese in Burma more than 75 years earlier. Pa Sorie: The Sierra Leonean proud to have fought in World War Two 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z “Only now the military is targeting anyone in Burma it sees as opposing or undermining its repressive rule.” United States declares Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z "The coup and subsequent abuses committed by the military have fundamentally changed the direction of the economic and business environment in Burma," the advisory said. U.S. warns of heightened risks associated with business in Myanmar 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Army Special Forces and Ranger officer before he and some ethnic minority leaders from Myanmar founded the faith-based Free Burma Rangers in 1997. Witness: Army attacks in eastern Myanmar worst in decades 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Burma had been pressing for independence from Britain for decades. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Once in Asia he took part in what was called the Arakan campaign, aimed at pushing into Burma, which had been conquered by Japan, and preventing its army from invading India. Pa Sorie: The Sierra Leonean proud to have fought in World War Two 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The United States and Gambia have ties going back to World War II, when Gambian troops fought with the Allies in Burma, and Banjul, the capital, served as a stop for the U.S. At ‘Touray Tower,’ the Broken Heart of New York’s Gambian Community 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the source of what’s widely considered the finest teak in the world because of its durability and smooth surface. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z “We will continue to press for accountability for the perpetrators of the ongoing campaign of violence against the people of Burma,” it said, using Myanmar’s previous name. Save the Children staff confirmed dead in Myanmar massacre 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z After gaining freedom, Burma suffered one political upheaval after another. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa Sorie talked about facing Hitler's troops in Burma, despite the enemy there being Japan and not Germany. Pa Sorie: The Sierra Leonean proud to have fought in World War Two 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z “We will continue to press for accountability for the perpetrators of the ongoing campaign of violence against the people of Burma,” the embassy added, using Myanmar’s former name. Myanmar’s Army Is Accused of Massacring Dozens of Civilians 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z British colonial firms used elephants in the 1800s to plunder Burma’s forests for tropical hardwood to outfit the Royal Navy’s vessels with teak. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z “We will continue to press for accountability for the perpetrators of the ongoing campaign of violence against the people of Burma,” it said in a statement. Save the Children says staff missing after Myanmar massacre 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z In 1962, General Ne Win set up a military government, with the goal of making Burma a socialist state. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They were readied for jungle warfare, which is what they were going to face in Burma. Pa Sorie: The Sierra Leonean proud to have fought in World War Two 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Burma, once lauded for its fine schools and polyglot cosmopolitanism, sank into penury. Worldly, charming and quietly equipping a brutal military 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Congress, the Burma Act of 2021, which would prohibit all U.S. imports of Myanmar gemstones. Myanmar gems industry targeted in push for sanctions 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z In the first half of 2021, Chevron reported spending $3.7 million on federal lobbying in the U.S., with “Burma Energy Issues” and “Myanmar Energy and Investment Issues” listed as specific lobbying issues of focus. Amid military atrocities, Myanmar public urges gas sanctions 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Buddhist religion was also brought southeast along trade routes to Burma, Thailand, and the island of Sumatra. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the first half of 2021, Chevron reported spending $3.7 million on federal lobbying in the U.S., with “Burma Energy Issues” and “Myanmar Energy and Investment Issues” listed as specific lobbying areas of focus. Myanmar public urges gas sanctions to stop military funding 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday called for the immediate release of Aung San Lin, a reporter for the Democratic Voice of Burma, a broadcast and online service. Myanmar journalist reported to have died in army custody 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z "We are outraged by credible and sickening reports that the Burmese military bound 11 villagers, including children, in northwest Burma and burned them alive," Price said. U.S. slams Myanmar military over 'credible' reports soldiers killed 11 people 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The group Burma Campaign UK, which had sought to get Facebook do more to curb the military’s reach through its platforms, welcomed the move but noted that Facebook had resisted taking down military companies’ pages. Facebook broadens ban on military-linked Myanmar companies 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z An eloquent public speaker, Suu Kyi became the leader of the new movement, quoting her father’s dream to “build up a free Burma”. The trials of Aung San Suu Kyi, from heroine to villain to convict 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, lived under a military dictatorship for nearly five decades until democratic reforms were introduced in 2011. Myanmar sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, more verdicts expected 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z His assassination in 1947 just months before Myanmar — then called Burma — was freed from British colonial rule prefigured the country’s extended turbulence. AP PHOTOS: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces new dramatic turn 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z “The military’s widespread use of brutal violence underscores the urgency of restoring Burma’s path to inclusive democracy,” the embassy said, referring to Myanmar by its former name. Fatalities Reported After Military Truck Rams Protesters in Myanmar 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z According to the newspaper, Than and her son had immigrated from Burma three years ago. NYC suspect nabbed months after attempted subway robbery that left Asian woman dead 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The deal was reached late on Saturday night, and is to be signed into action later on Sunday, the head of Sudan's Umma Party, Fadlallah Burma Nasir, confirmed. Sudan's military to reinstate ousted PM Hamdok 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z She rose to prominence when she returned to Burma in 1988 from Britain and rallied pro-democracy supporters in Yangon, also known as Rangoon, and helped establish the National League for Democracy. Myanmar sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, more verdicts expected 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z He was captured in Singapore in 1942 and as a prison or war he was forced to work on the Burma Railway. Scotland to fall silent for Remembrance Sunday 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Mark Farmaner, director of the rights group Burma Campaign UK, was critical of Mr. Richardson for not securing the release of other prisoners. Veteran U.S. Diplomat Comes Under Criticism for a Trip to Myanmar 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z “The humanitarian and health needs in Burma are extraordinary,” it said, using Myanmar’s other name. US hopes Richardson’s Myanmar mission can produce results 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z “We are outraged and disturbed by ongoing reports of the Burmese military regime’s use of ‘systematic torture’ across the country,” the State Department said, using Myanmar’s other name, Burma. State Dept. urges investigation of Myanmar military torture 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Five of the 11 countries are in South and East Asia - Afghanistan, Burma, India, Pakistan and North Korea - four countries are in Central America and the Caribbean - Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua. Climate change will bring global tension, US intelligence report says 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “The situation is getting worse inside Burma, both from a humanitarian point of view, from a security point of view, in terms of the economy and the lack of progress on the politics,” U.S. Official: US at turning point in dealing with Myanmar crisis 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z However, 11 out of 38 people released from Meiktila prison in central Myanmar were arrested again according to local media Democratic Voice of Burma. Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners after ASEAN pressure 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Instead he noted the problem in Belarus, Burma, Syria, Cuba and Venezuela. Biden goes easy on China at U.N. 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z “Reports of torture in Burma must be credibly investigated and those responsible for such abuses must be held accountable.” State Dept. urges investigation of Myanmar military torture 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z “The detention of Danny Fenster and other journalists constitutes an unacceptable attack on freedom of expression in Burma,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said earlier this month, using the country’s former name. An American Journalist Sits in Prison as Myanmar Suppresses Dissent 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The United States refers to Myanmar as Burma, its name before a military government changed it in 1989. Lawyer says US journalist in Myanmar jail seems disheartened 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a nation of about 55 million people now teetering on full-blown civil war. 'The last battle for Myanmar': Citizens take up arms in bid to topple junta 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The military-installed government that took power in February in Myanmar - also known as Burma - has tried to silence independent news media by withdrawing their licenses and by arresting dozens of journalists. Myanmar court extends pre-trial detention of US journalist 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The military-installed government that took power in February in Myanmar — also known as Burma — has tried to silence independent news media by withdrawing their licenses and by arresting dozens of journalists. Myanmar court extends pre-trial detention of US journalist 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z “We continue to press Burma’s military regime to release Danny immediately.” An American Journalist Sits in Prison as Myanmar Suppresses Dissent 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z “Journalism is not a crime. The detention of Daniel Fenster and other journalists constitutes an unacceptable attack on freedom of expression in Burma,” Price said. Lawyer says US journalist in Myanmar jail seems disheartened 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z “According to our previous experience, most of the heroin come from the Golden Triangle, or the Golden Crescent … which includes Thailand, Laos or Burma,” said Chan Kong-ming, superintendent of the Narcotics Bureau. Hong Kong police seize meth, heroin worth $25 million 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The Burma Love restaurant was decorated with peacock motifs and Yiying wondered why. The little-known human stories behind emoji designs 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z "In the wake of the February 1 coup, people from Burma continue to flee their homes due to ongoing violence." U.S. gives Myanmar $50 mln in aid as humanitarian crisis worsens 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z “They discussed ongoing efforts to return Burma to a path to democracy, including continued U.S. support for the pro-democracy movement,” its statement said. U.S. State Dept. No.2 Sherman speaks with Myanmar shadow government 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z “We continue to press Burma’s military regime to release Danny immediately. We will do so until he safely returns home to his family.” Lawyer says US journalist in Myanmar jail seems disheartened 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z “This council is failing in our collective responsibility to safeguard international peace and security. And it is failing the people of Burma. We must do more, and we must do more now.” US urges UN Council to press Myanmar to return to democracy 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Her death came as a shock to her family and friends as she was getting ready to travel to Burma. The little-known human stories behind emoji designs 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Testing is scarce in the country of 54 million also known as Burma. Myanmar's political crisis is fueling an 'uncontrolled' outbreak of COVID-19 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z “In addition, they discussed efforts to combat rising COVID-19 infections in Burma and to provide critical humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma.” U.S. State Dept. No.2 Sherman speaks with Myanmar shadow government 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z He served as a conduit for the Nobel laureate while she was imprisoned, passing on her messages from an isolated Burma – as Myanmar was formerly known as – to the outside world and her supporters. Coronavirus live news: 4 million excess deaths in India, study suggests, as official Covid toll passes 414,000 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The report said Myanmar, also known as Burma, remains at particular risk for genocide. US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Irene worked in Hollywood and for a trendy restaurant chain, Burma Love. The little-known human stories behind emoji designs 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z That is a change that Myanmar, also known as Burma, probably needs to consolidate democracy and end the domination of the country by the Bamar. Opinion | While carnage grows in Myanmar, Western governments dither 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z He also urged the group’s foreign ministers to push for Myanmar to “release all those unjustly detained, and restore Burma’s path to democracy,” the earlier statement said. U.S. State Dept. No.2 Sherman speaks with Myanmar shadow government 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Within a few years, Burma, later renamed Myanmar, was beset by a communist insurgency. This Lawyer Loses Most of His Cases. And He’s Proud of It. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z “The military’s suppression of democracy and campaign of brutal violence against the people of Burma are unacceptable,” it said. US hits Myanmar with new sanctions, revokes ICC penalties 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Myanmar is also known by its old name, Burma. Myanmar court extends pretrial detention of US journalist 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z The country, formerly known as Burma, was run by the military for decades after a coup in 1962, and the generals in charge never really embraced the idea of democracy. Confident in Its Impunity, the Myanmar Junta Ignores Diplomacy 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z “Secretary Blinken and Director Yang continued discussions on shared global challenges, including Iran, Burma, and the climate crisis,” he said. Blinken presses China to join coronavirus origin probe 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z He printed and passed out copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations document that was published the year Burma and Mr. Khin Maung Zaw came into being. This Lawyer Loses Most of His Cases. And He’s Proud of It. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z “It’s a dangerous time there,” he said as two masked employees cleaned tables and swept the floors before his Stanton eatery, Irrawaddy Taste Of Burma, opened for the day. After Myanmar military coup, Burmese in California struggle to seize the world's attention 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima are among five local media outlets that were banned in March from broadcasting or publishing after their licenses were canceled. Myanmar military court sentences two journalists to jail 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z It fought for decades to build democracy in a country also known as Burma and easily won every ballot it contested. Factbox: Suu Kyi's NLD party championed democracy in Myanmar 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z The coup interrupted a faltering, decade-long move toward a civilian, democratically elected government after decades of military rule that began soon after the country, also known as Burma, gained independence from Britain. Report says Myanmar internet a ‘virtual battlefield’ 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z The three work for DVB, also known as Democratic Voice of Burma. World Digest: May 10, 2021 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z “When I first got here, people would ask where I’m from. I would say Burma or Myanmar and people would say, ‘Burma in San Diego?’” said Kristy Thu, an interior design student at Mt. After Myanmar military coup, Burmese in California struggle to seize the world's attention 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The broadcaster said it "strongly urges the Thai authorities to not deport them back to Burma, as their life will be in serious danger if they were to return". Myanmar: Journalists who fled coup face Thailand deportation 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Burma is the former name for Myanmar and is still used by some opponents of military rule. Police in Thailand arrest 3 journalists who fled Myanmar 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z “Today I just want to tell the U.N. Security Council that the people of Burma need your help, and they need it urgently,” she said. More than 200 NGOs call for UN arms embargo on Myanmar 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Burma is the former name for Myanmar and is still used by some opponents of the junta. World Digest: May 10, 2021 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Before the coup, Thu and her family in Burma would talk every day. After Myanmar military coup, Burmese in California struggle to seize the world's attention 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The rulings so far have mostly made fine distinctions on existing policies, whether it’s ethnic slurs in Russia or not-quite hate speech in Burma. Facebook has no reason to ever resolve the Trump ban 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z “DVB strongly urges the Thai authorities to not deport them back to Burma, as their life will be in serious danger if they were to return,” the statement said. Police in Thailand arrest 3 journalists who fled Myanmar 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z The British, who colonized what was then known as Burma, called the country “a zone of racial instability,” according to Thant Myint-U, a historian and author of “The Hidden Histories of Burma.” ‘Now We Are United’: Myanmar’s Ethnic Divisions Soften After Coup 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Both the Karen Peace Support Network and the Free Burma Rangers confirmed a total of six air attacks involving jets and helicopters. Myanmar airstrikes on ethnic forces reported on 2 fronts 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Myint, a refugee who escaped Burma with his mother when he was 9, said that raising awareness around the coup is important because the people of Myanmar “deserve to be free and live their lives.” After Myanmar military coup, Burmese in California struggle to seize the world's attention 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The Countess Mountbatten of Burma - previously known as Lady Romsey and later Lady Brabourne - who was Philip's carriage driving partner and one of his closest friends will also be in attendance. Prince Philip: Duke of Edinburgh's funeral 'has his fingerprints over it' 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z His mother was the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, third cousin of the Queen. Who is going to Prince Philip's funeral? 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in the grip of violence. Myanmar citizens flee to India to escape violence 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The company oversees all gemstone activities in Myanmar, also known as Burma, the Treasury Department said in announcing the latest sanctions against the military leaders who seized power in a Feb. 1 coup. US sanctions on Myanmar gems target key junta funding source 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z “People across Burma continued striking for the end of dictatorship, for democracy and human rights,” the group said, using another name for the Southeast Asian country. In Myanmar, Easter eggs become symbol of defiance for anti-coup protesters 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z We will continue to target the pocketbooks of Burma’s generals and anyone who seeks to exploit the violence. Opinion | The United States stands with the people of Burma. Our allies must, too. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The department also reiterated an earlier warning for Americans not to travel to Myanmar, also known as Burma. US orders some diplomats to leave Myanmar as unrest grows 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the home ministry issued a second order saying the state government was taking "all humanitarian steps" and "continues to provide all aid", including treating any injured refugees from Myanmar, also called Burma. Manipur: India state reverses order turning away Myanmar refugees 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z “The United States supports the people of Burma in their efforts to restore a democratically elected government,” U.S. Reacting to bloody coup, US suspends trade deal with Myanmar 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Her husband, who died in 1975, fought for the British in Burma, now called Myanmar, and is reported to be the first man in his village to swap goatskin clothing for trousers. Barack Obama's Kenyan grandmother dies, aged 99 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z But we need sustained demands to stop violence and respect the people’s will, especially from Burma’s neighbors. Opinion | The United States stands with the people of Burma. Our allies must, too. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The Women's League of Burma described her as "a woman with a dedicated spirit and hopeful mind". Myanmar coup victims: The 'fallen stars' from the deadliest day 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z "The courageous people of Burma reject the military's reign of terror." Myanmar coup: US 'horrified' by deadliest day since military takeover 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Tai’s office said the United States was immediately suspending “all U.S. engagement with Burma under the 2013 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.” Reacting to bloody coup, US suspends trade deal with Myanmar 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Kyaw Win, director of the Burma Human Rights Network, said the military is increasingly targeting young children and those not participating in the protests. Myanmar forces kill dozens in deadliest day since coup 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z We must sustain unified pressure and secure full access for the senior U.N. envoy for Burma to assess the situation on the ground. Opinion | The United States stands with the people of Burma. Our allies must, too. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z “We needed to maintain pressure and leverage on the military and military-owned companies in Burma until more progress was made,” he told Reuters in an interview. Special Report: Pompeo rejected U.S. effort to declare 'genocide' in Myanmar on eve of coup, officials say 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Protesters gathered across Myanmar, also known as Burma. Myanmar coup: US 'horrified' by deadliest day since military takeover 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z The image of resistance in Myanmar, once known as Burma, is often wreathed in an aura of nonviolence. ‘I Will Die Protecting My Country’: In Myanmar, a New Resistance Rises 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Foreign brands like Coca-Cola and KFC poured into Myanmar, which is also called Burma, viewing it as one of the last frontier markets left to tap in Asia. Idle businesses, uncollected taxes. How Myanmar is tumbling toward a 'failed state' 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Ultimately, the people of Burma will determine their country’s future. Opinion | The United States stands with the people of Burma. Our allies must, too. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z “They opposed it on two grounds: that it would cause the military to launch a coup, and that it would push Burma closer to China,” she said. Special Report: Pompeo rejected U.S. effort to declare 'genocide' in Myanmar on eve of coup, officials say 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Secretary of State Antony Blinken said of the designations demonstrate “the international community’s condemnation of the regime and commitment to the people of Burma.” EU targets 11 Myanmar officials over coup, crackdown 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Some are descendents of Nationalist troops trapped in Myanmar, then called Burma, at the end of China’s civil war in 1949. Taiwan's Myanmar community denounces coup with defiant songs 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z But independent broadcaster Democratic Voice of Burma reported that thousands of people marched on Thursday in the central town of Natmauk. Ousted Myanmar lawmakers eye ICC probe, more deaths reported after protests 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Burmese security forces on March 23 kicked down the door of a family home in Mandalay, Burma, and brutally killed a child who was in her father’s arms. Opinion | The United States stands with the people of Burma. Our allies must, too. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The junta also charged the acting leader of a parallel civilian government, Mahn Win Khaing Than, with treason, the Democratic Voice of Burma reported. Buddhist group signals break with Myanmar authorities over crackdown, junta builds case against Suu Kyi 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Instead he implemented an eccentric one-party system under his Burma Socialist Programme Party, in which the army played a dominant role, and led to Burma becoming one of the world's poorest countries. Myanmar coup: What protesters can learn from the '1988 generation' 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z “These tactics are a reminder that Burma’s military conducted this coup for their own selfish gains and not to represent the will of the people.” U.S. says Myanmar military's violence against protesters is 'immoral and indefensible' 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Those fleeing carried one injured person and tried to revive two others, one who seemed to be dead or dying, the footage from independent Democratic Voice of Burma showed. Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon townships 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Khin Myo Chit is one of the youngest known victims of the Burmese military forces who overthrew the democratically elected government of Burma, also known as Myanmar, on Feb. 1. Opinion | The United States stands with the people of Burma. Our allies must, too. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z “Nothing prepares us for a crisis like this. That is how the news happens,” Bwor said of the coup in Myanmar, also known as Burma. From a tiny desk, newspaper editor opens window to chaotic Myanmar 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z He said much of the discussion focused on the pandemic and climate change, as well as North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and the coup in Burma. Biden pledges to hold in-person summit with leaders of India, Japan and Australia 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z DVB — short for Democratic Voice of Burma - said it was not surprised by the cancellation and would continue broadcasting on satellite TV and online. Myanmar protesters venture out despite police violence 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Rights group Burma Campaign UK has called on Western brands to be diligent with who they work with but not to abandon Myanmar workers. Analysis: From land of promise to pariah state - Myanmar coup rattles foreign firms 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z When the U.S. government provided sanctions relief in 2012, it was based on the military’s pledge to return to the barracks and support Burma’s burgeoning democracy. Opinion | The United States stands with the people of Burma. Our allies must, too. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z DVB — short for Democratic Voice of Burma — said it was not surprised by the cancellation and would continue broadcasting on satellite TV and online. Myanmar protesters venture out despite police violence 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Details about MEHL's structure and finances were also revealed in two internal reports - one filed by the conglomerate in January 2020, the other leaked by activist groups Justice for Burma and Amnesty International. Myanmar coup: The shadowy business empire funding the Tatmadaw 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Despite daily internet blackouts, cellphone videos and photos of military and police brutality are emerging daily from Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. A teenager's death inflames the crisis in Myanmar — and inspires fellow protesters 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Counts from other sources, such the Democratic Voice of Burma, an independent television and online news outlet, put the death toll in the 20s. Defying deadly crackdown, crowds again protest Myanmar coup 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Last week, a national strike shut down the country, which is also known as Burma. Opinion | Myanmar’s coup leaders turn to massacres. The U.S. response must be forceful. 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z He referred to Myanmar as Burma, a former name. Myanmar security forces open fire on protesters, killing at least 18, according to U.N. 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z "That's what the people of Burma want," says Anna Roberts, director of Burma Campaign UK. Myanmar coup: The shadowy business empire funding the Tatmadaw 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z “We must all heed their call to restore democracy in Burma,” he said of the protesters, referring to Myanmar by its former name. Myanmar Military Fires U.N. Envoy Who Spoke Against Its Coup 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z “This is a welcome and long overdue step by Facebook,” Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, said in an emailed statement. EXPLAINER: Why is Facebook banning Myanmar military pages? 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z After over 120 years of British colonial rule, Myanmar, then called Burma, became an independent republic in 1948. Experts fear fresh wave of political prisoners in Myanmar 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z On Monday morning Myanmar time, Antony J. Blinken, the United States secretary of state, posted a tweet in support of the protesters in Myanmar, which was formerly known as Burma. Myanmar’s Protests Are Growing, Defying Threats and Snipers 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z “The military must reverse its actions and urgently restore the democratically elected government in Burma,” the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said. Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protests go on 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z “We condemn any violence against the people of Burma,” he said, using the former name for Myanmar, “and reiterate our calls on the Burmese military to refrain from violence against peaceful protesters.” Myanmar Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters, Killing 2 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z In Myanmar, also known as Burma, a mass civil disobedience campaign is underway against the military coup. Opinion | Biden needs new ways to fight for democracy. Here are some ideas. 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z “Sanctioning military leaders is largely symbolic, but the moves to sanction military companies will be much more effective,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of the Burma Campaign UK group in a reaction to the sanctions. Myanmar's coup opponents welcome new British, Canadian sanctions 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a former British colony which gained its independence in 1948. Myanmar coup: UK imposes sanctions on three generals 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z The demonstrators are demanding the release from detention of their elected leaders, including Ms Suu Kyi, and the restoration of democracy in Myanmar, also known as Burma. Myanmar coup: Military takes country offline for second night 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Security forces in Burma continued their campaign of intimidation as they cracked down on protesters demanding the return of the elected government. Burma security forces continue protest intimidation, US embassy authorizes voluntary evacuation 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z After three months, by June 1944, with more than 7,000 casualties and almost no food supplies left, the Japanese division retreated and returned to Burma, despite orders from above to stay and fight. Kohima: Britain's 'forgotten' battle that changed the course of WWII 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z “The people of Burma are making their voices heard,” he said. Opinion | The people of Myanmar have been robbed of their democracy. But they aren’t giving up. 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z “The people of Burma are making their voices heard and the world is watching.” Myanmar protesters keep pressure on military 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z “Burma’s military should immediately restore power to the democratically elected government, end the state of emergency, release all those unjustly detained, and ensure peaceful protestors are not met with violence.” White House names generals targeted by Myanmar sanctions 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Ambassadors from the United States and Canada and 12 European nations called on Burma’s security forces to refrain from violence against those "protesting the overthrow of their legitimate government." Burma security forces continue protest intimidation, US embassy authorizes voluntary evacuation 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z “The military must relinquish power it seized and demonstrate respect for the world and the people of Burma as expressed in their November 8th election,” he said. Myanmar ruler calls for end to protests, sanctions loom 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z “The military must relinquish power it seized and demonstrate respect for the will of the people of Burma,” the president said at the White House, using another name for the country. Biden says he will impose new sanctions on Myanmar leaders over coup 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z “The military must relinquish power it seized and demonstrate respect for the will of the people of Burma,” Biden said. Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z "The use of disproportionate force against demonstrators is unacceptable," said Ola Almgren, the UN resident co-ordinator and humanitarian coordinator in Myanmar, also known as Burma. Myanmar coup: Military raids Aung San Suu Kyi's party headquarters 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The embassy remains open and continues to provide services to Americans in Burma. Burma security forces continue protest intimidation, US embassy authorizes voluntary evacuation 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z “It’s the coup de grace for the peace process,” said David Mathieson, an independent analyst who studies Myanmar, also known as Burma. Myanmar's army pledges stability, but coup could worsen ethnic conflicts 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z “The people of Burma are making their voices heard, and the world is watching,” Biden said. Biden says he will impose new sanctions on Myanmar leaders over coup 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The putsch ended a decade of flawed democracy in the country formerly named Burma after nearly 50 years of military dictatorship. Myanmar restricts internet access as thousands protest for the first time since coup 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The military directly ruled the Southeast Asian country, also known as Burma, for almost 50 years after a 1962 coup and crushed pro-democracy protests several times over the years. "We don't want this military coup": Myanmar teachers join protests 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z “They also agreed to work together, alongside other allies and partners, to hold to account those responsible for the coup in Burma,” the White House statement said, referring to the country also known as Myanmar. Australian prime minister says he invited Biden Down Under 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Capt Sir Tom joined the Army at the beginning of World War Two, serving in India and Myanmar, then known as Burma. Captain Sir Tom Moore: Government plans tribute to NHS charity fundraiser 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Her ascension to leadership was seen as a critical moment in the transition of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to democracy from military dictatorship. Myanmar’s Coup, Explained 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “We’re going to work expeditiously to determine the implications for Burma’s military leaders for their actions here,” Mr. Price said. Biden’s vow to champion global human rights tested by twin crises 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Or was it in Burma, the name Washington continues to use? EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z “Our first concern as we do that review will be to ensure that … we don’t do anything that would affect the long suffering people of Burma, including the Rohingya,” Price said in a briefing. U.S. says Myanmar military takeover constitutes coup, reviewing aid 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z “The United States removed sanctions on Burma over the past decade based on progress toward democracy,” Biden said in a statement. Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, was ruled by the armed forces until 2011, when a nominally civilian government was sworn in. Myanmar coup: Medics to strike as anger at military grows 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The retired Army officer served in India and Myanmar, also known as Burma, during World War Two but it was by walking laps around his garden that he became known to millions. Capt Sir Tom Moore: How the retired Army officer became a nation's hero 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z For generations, the country was called Burma, after the dominant Burman ethnic group. EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Buddhist-majority Myanmar, then called Burma, attained independence six months after his death. Deposed Myanmar leader warned of possible army obstruction 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The ruling military changed the country's name from Burma to Myanmar in 1989, a year after thousands of people were killed in a crackdown on a popular uprising. Myanmar coup: What is happening and why? 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The army handed power to General Min Aung Hlaing and imposed a state of emergency for a year, crushing hopes the poverty-stricken country also known as Burma was on the path to stable democracy. Suu Kyi's party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip on power 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “The launch of another coup is a tragedy for the people of Burma after a decade of work to establish a civilian-led democratic government,” Menendez said in a statement. Biden under pressure for strong U.S. response to Myanmar coup 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z By then, Burma was an international pariah, desperate for any way to improve its image. EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Some parts of Myanmar, also known as Burma, were more restricted than others. Myanmar coup: How the military disrupted the internet 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “We call on Burmese military leaders to release all government officials and civil society leaders and respect the will of the people of Burma as expressed in democratic elections on Nov. 8,” U.S. West condemns Myanmar coup, calls for election result to be upheld 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The military tried to justify the 1962 putsch as necessary to keep the Union of Burma, as the country was then known, unified in the face of ethnic insurgencies in the country’s borderlands. Myanmar’s Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z “We need to support the people of Burma in their journey toward democracy and impose costs on those who stand in their way,” McConnell added. Biden under pressure for strong U.S. response to Myanmar coup 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z In the Burmese language, “Myanmar” is simply the more formal version of “Burma.” EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z “We call on Burmese military leaders to release all government officials and civil society leaders and respect the will of the people of Burma as expressed in democratic elections on November 8,” Blinken said. Top U.S. diplomat Blinken calls on Myanmar military leaders to release Suu Kyi, others 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z His casket was paraded through the main streets in Accra Wednesday before his burial at the military cemetery at Burma Camp, the headquarters of Ghana’s armed forces. Ghana buries former president Jerry Rawlings with honors 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z “The United States stands with the people of Burma in their aspirations for democracy, freedom, peace, and development,” Mr. Blinken said, referring to the country by its former name. Myanmar’s Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z In Burma, Richardson was often dispatched alone into the jungle to deliver messages between officers, his daughter said. James Richardson, soldier in Merrill’s Marauders, dies at 99 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Unlike most of the world, the U.S. government still officially uses “Burma.” EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Its clients hail from Mexico, Nigeria, Burma, Guatemala and Haiti, among other countries. Database will help immigrants get resources in 150 languages 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z The company even invested in Burma Bites, a local restaurateur. DoorDash Soars in First Day of Trading 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The country was one of 10 to be placed on the list, including Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Nigeria placed on State Department’s list of religious freedom violators 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Outpourings of joy on the streets of Yangon in recent days mask the reality that the pressing challenges facing the country, also known as Burma, will not see a new approach. Suu Kyi’s godlike status drove her Myanmar election win. It threatens to rip the country apart. 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z But she wanted to do something more creative and, after touring the gleaming kitchens of the culinary program at A-B Tech, she hatched an idea: bring the flavors of Burma to Asheville. Culinary students in North Carolina adapt skills amid COVID 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Last month, the company invested in a Bay Area restaurant group, Burma Bites. DoorDash Reveals I.P.O. Filing 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Burma Bites is slated to open on October 28th down the street from Burma Superstar. DoorDash partners with California restaurant to build new brick-and-mortar location 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z The museum in Cambridgeshire is also home to a permanent exhibition, called The Forgotten War, about the Burma campaign, in which Capt Sir Tom served. Capt Sir Tom Moore's birthday cards on display at Duxford 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z He still says the Burma mission was the toughest of them all. WWII jungle fighting unit approved for congressional medal 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Karen rebels have been fighting the state almost since the moment that the country also known as Burma gained independence from Britain in 1948. ‘We Were Bulletproof’: As Child Soldiers Grow Up, Legacy of War Lingers 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Deployed to South Asia, he ferried supplies of food, ammunition, fuel and troops between India, China and Burma for the fight against Japanese forces. Brien Wygle, an unassuming icon among Boeing test pilots, led an intrepid aviator life 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Treasury Department sanctioned for “their involvement in ethnic cleansing in Burma’s Rakhine State and other widespread human rights abuses in Burma’s Kachin and Shan States.” Amnesty Report: Businesses supporting Myanmar abuses 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z She said the Burma campaign was "an often overlooked aspect of the Second World War". Capt Sir Tom Moore's birthday cards on display at Duxford 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z The Japanese military, with the support of the I.N.A., launched Operation U-Go, a campaign to invade northeast India from Burma and smash a buildup of Allied forces in the area. The Forgotten Colonial Forces of World War II 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z “We want to do this, not only for Karen people, but all people in Burma.” ‘We Were Bulletproof’: As Child Soldiers Grow Up, Legacy of War Lingers 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Nestled in the southwest crevice of China, Tibet also borders Bhutan, Burma, Nepal and India. Cultural genocide? What China is doing in Tibet today 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z During World War II, American planes airlifted supplies to Chinese troops in the area from bases in India and Burma, now called Myanmar, in a drive to hold back the Japanese advance. US, China consulate closures deal losses to both nations 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Yasmin Khan, a historian at Oxford University, describes the 'denial policy' that was implemented fearing a Japanese invasion from Burma. Churchill's legacy still painful for some Indians 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z At around the age of 20, Grace left Burma to look for work as a nurse in India. Covid-19 survivor, 104, back to puzzles and crochet 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z She was once respected by Myanmar’s ethnic groups for the legacy of her father, the independence hero Gen. Aung San, who formed a nation by pledging equality for all of Burma’s peoples. ‘We Were Bulletproof’: As Child Soldiers Grow Up, Legacy of War Lingers 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, was controlled for decades by the military, which still maintains vast authority and operates autonomously under the 2008 Constitution that it enacted. ‘I Thought I Would Die’: Inside Myanmar’s Risky Pursuit of Jade 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Or if they had already slipped through, he’d have consigned them to the “Burma Road” — the cheap seats far from the stage, and from the ballplayers. 63 Years Later, a Confession in a Legendary Yankees Scandal 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Other noncompliant nations identified in the report include Iran and Burma. EXCLUSIVE: U.S.: U.K. assassination attempt reveals illegal Russian chemical weapons push 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Captain Tom Moore, the veteran who recently raised £33m for NHS charities, tweeted: “She had a huge impact on me in Burma and remained important to me throughout my life.” Dame Vera Lynn, singer and 'forces' sweetheart', dies aged 103 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Lynn spent the war years entertaining the troops, performing in hospitals and army camps, and travelling as far as India and Burma. Obituary: Dame Vera Lynn, a symbol of resilience and hope 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Read the report on Burma, where impressing children into the military is an offense punished as if it were a parking ticket. Child labor: The real cost of your morning coffee 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Carefully planted near the Chinese cabbage and Thai basil, the green vegetables are in the early stages of growth along with more than 30 other varieties native to Thailand and Burma. Immigrants tend community garden in Waterloo 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z "For years, the Free Burma Rangers, most of them ethnic Burmese, operated on the border between Thailand and Burma," Logan explains in the first episode. Meet the veterans who left the military but not the battlefield: Dave Eubank and the Free Burma Rangers 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z She earned the nickname “the forces’ sweetheart”, touring for troops in Egypt, India and Myanmar, then known as Burma, during the war. Dame Vera Lynn, singer and 'forces' sweetheart', dies aged 103 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, is listed No. 19 on Open Doors USA's World Watch List 2020 for its "Buddhist extremism and a dictatorial military." Myanmar pastor presumed dead returns home more than a year later 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z |
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