Aung San Suu Kyi

Get out of the war

What are you fighting? By “war” I mean here a mindset, not combat between nations with tanks and bombs. The…

July 15, 2013

Violent raid breaks up Burma mine protest

Thomas Fuller, New York Times: Security forces in Myanmar mounted a violent raid on Thursday against Buddhist monks and villagers…

December 3, 2012

Ethnic hatred tears apart a region of Burma

Thomas Fuller, New York Times: The Buddhist monastery on the edge of this seaside town is a picture of tranquillity,…

November 30, 2012

President Obama’s historic visit to Burma

President Obama and Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi step out onto the balcony of her house to deliver…

November 22, 2012

Obama to visit Burma as part of first post-election overseas trip

Peter Baker, NYT: President Obama’s first postelection overseas trip will be this month to Asia, where he is to make…

November 8, 2012

Buddhism’s dirty secret

One of the things that makes Buddhism an attractive spiritual path for people in the west is its historical track…

September 19, 2012

Suu Kyi hopes victory is dawn of new era in Burma

Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in Burma's historic by-election, saying she hoped it would mark the beginning of…

April 2, 2012

Freed prisoners add momentum, risks to Myanmar reform

  Aung Hla Tun, Reuters: Buddhist monk Shin Gambira endured solitary confinement, beatings and sleep deprivation in Myanmar's prisons for…

January 20, 2012

Suu Kyi to spend three days in meditation centre in Rangoon

Myo Thant (Mizzima): National League for Democracy (NLD) General-Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi will go on a three-day retreat in…

July 28, 2011

Aung San Suu Kyi’s hope for genuine democracy

In a program aired on Feb. 11, Aung San Suu Kyi discusses forgiveness, the importance of being concerned more for…

February 19, 2011