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Benedict Rogers Category: News Opinion Prominent lawyer and NLD's legal advisor U Ko Ni​. Photo: Mizzima Yesterday’s horrific assassination of U Ko Ni is a severe blow to the prospects for peace and democracy in Myanmar, as well as of course a tragedy...

THE Burmese (Myanmar) government must hold to account those responsible for the fatal shooting of a prominent Muslim lawyer and human rights advocate, Fortify Rights said Monday. The proclamation by the international rights group came in the wake of...

Compassionate letter No 1: A Valentine Music DVD with Love for Dear Nan First published in Burma Digest and later reprint in my San Oo Aung blog with my Pseudonym, Bo Aung Din  I know you were angry with my step mother, Daw Than Shwe for...

For decades, Myanmar languished under a military junta, decried as a pariah state by the international community. Following a historic election last November, the country has moved closer to democracy – but the process of real reform has only just begun...

A Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative Story Ohn Taw Gyi South Camp © Maggie Chestney Myanmar has finally emerged from decades of military dictatorship. But its new democratic government has yet to confront the persecution of the country...