In A Swiftly Changing Nation, Myanmar's Rihanna Finds Her Voice
Dressed in a shimmery zebra-print bodysuit, her lips painted a signature dark plum, Ah Moon strutted and shimmied across the stage. The young crowd c... Read more: Ah Moon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Ah...
View ArticleShaivalini Parmar: Will Myanmar's New Government Deliver on Human Rights...
In the days following Myanmar's historic election it was fast apparent that Aung San Suu Kyi's party, the National League of Democracy (NLD), had take... Read more: Myanmar, Elections, Human Rights,...
View ArticleSusanne Dumbleton: Aung San Suu Kyi and Katniss Everdeen
Two worldviews taunt me these days. As a writer covering Aung San Suu Kyi's campaign for democracy in Burma/Myanmar, I'm mesmerized by the election in... Read more: The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen,...
View ArticleCaitlin J. Pierce: Buddha Burning in Myanmar
In Myanmar, posting an image of Buddha wearing headphones can land you with a multi-year jail sentence. Yet during the Buddhist New Moon festival in T... Read more: Rohingya, Muslims, Myanmar, Isis,...
View ArticleHippo Reads: What Is Good Healthcare?: A Global Study
By Mark Wien, Hippo Reads contributor This is the first part of a three-part series. 1. The Band-Aid Treatment: We can cover the blood, but we are... Read more: Doctors, Medicine, Healthcare, Myanmar,...
View ArticleKatherine Koster: Asia-Pacific Sex Workers Speak Out About Violence
On December 17th, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers [APNSW] released a video series h... Read more: Impact, WorldPost Asia Pacific,...
View ArticleLucas Spangher: Interacting With Locals While Traveling: A Revolution of Sorts
I think that the commonly-held view that the most interesting people that one meets while traveling are travelers themselves can be self-indulgent and ignorant, or even rather racist. Read more:...
View ArticleSharan Burrow: Curbing Vulture Capitalism and Protecting Workers Rights...
Workers and their unions have a hard road ahead to strengthen Myanmar's weak legal framework in the face of the rapacious vulture capitalism of big foreign business interests. But the unique moment in...
View ArticleChloë Carlens: Burmese artists caught in self-censorship
They say that the strongest art comes from freedom. Now that Aung San Suu Kji has won her parliamentary seat, real artistic freedom seems to become a ... Read more: Aung San Suu Kyi, Political Artwork,...
View ArticleDozens Feared Dead In Second Landslide In Myanmar's Jade Mining Region
YANGON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Dozens of people were feared dead in Myanmar after a landslide hit a jade mining region, workers at a local mining firm sa... Read more: Myanmar, Myanmar Landslide, Jade,...
View ArticleTaylor Dibbert: Framing Obama's Democracy Promotion Legacy
Kerry and Blinken both mention Burma, Sri Lanka and Nigeria. It's unlikely that this is a coincidence and is worth considering when one ponders the president's 2016 travel schedule. Read more:...
View ArticleRena Pederson: Lessons From -- Surprise -- Burma
As the holiday lull ends and American presidential campaigns ramp up, it's a good time to look at the example of a leader in another part of the world: Burma. Read more: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma,...
View ArticleJack Healey: Burma Today: What the Aung San Suu Kyi Victory Means
Much like the citizens of Chile in 1990, the Burmese got tired of the military running and ruining their nation and they did something about it this year. The people voted, and Aung San Suu Kyi won...
View ArticleJacada Travel: Slow Travel: The Best Small Ship Cruises
Cruising has taken on a new, boutique slant. These small, stylish boats have a limited number of cabins and all the trappings of a luxury hotel. Small ship cruising is the newest travel trend and the...
View ArticleWarren J. Blumenfeld: A Tutorial for Nikki Haley About America's History of...
Unfortunately, Trump's perverse proposals fit "right" in with the racist immigration history of the United States. So in the service of education, I offer Nikki Haley the following tutorial focusing on...
View ArticleAmol Mehra: Investing in Iran From a Human Rights Perspective
Ensuring corporate accountability in practice is more difficult, but fortunately the U.S. already has a blueprint from which to build a human rights reporting and monitoring framework for eventual...
View ArticleJesse Kornbluth: The Political Pundit Who Makes the Most Sense Today Died In...
In essay after essay -- skip most of the fiction; he's no master -- Orwell writes clean, satisfying prose, what he liked to think of as "prose like a windowpane." These essays mattered then. If you can...
View ArticleViator: 7 Countries All Tea Lovers NEED To Visit
Tea time in Morocco Tea may have just started gaining popularity in North America and Western Europe, but in the rest of the world it's been a ... Read more: Viator Travel, Viator, Travel Tips,...
View ArticleAlmost 40 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) - Almost 40 people drowned and 75 were rescued after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast on Saturday,... Read more: Turkey, Migrant Crisis, Refugees,...
View ArticleDaniel Wagner: Modi's Quest to Achieve India's Great Power Status
Indian Prime Minister Modi invited French President Hollande to be the guest of honor at India's Republic Day Celebrations in New Delhi last month. The seat is generally reserved for, and used by the...
View ArticleJune Haynes: Retail Chatter #11
Will luxury travel experiences be competing with luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Tiffany's and Hermes? Or is this a trend in fashion like a pair of bell-bottom jeans? Read more: Luxury, Retailer,...
View ArticleK.J. Wetherholt: Nowhere People and the Plight of Stateless Communities
Stateless people want their stories heard. They want their stories told. They want people to know about their struggles and that they don't accept the situation they are in. Read more: Statelessness,...
View ArticleJack Myint: The Case for U.S. Engagement With Myanmar
If the United States stalls on engagement and focuses primarily on aid as, the groundwork this administration has established to build ties and relationships in Myanmar would have been for nothing....
View ArticleDr. Nehginpao Kipgen: It Could Be Thein Sein's Important Legacy
As President Thein Sein continues to endeavor to bring an end to the decades-old armed conflicts before leaving office, it could be one of his most successful legacies to accept the inclusive policy of...
View ArticleLizard Found Preserved In Amber Is 99-Million-Years-Old, Scientists Say
March 5 (Reuters) - A fossilized lizard found in Southeast Asia preserved in amber dates back some 99 million years, Florida scientists have determin... Read more: Lizard, Southeast Asia, Florida,...
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