Aung San Suu Kyi
A brief glimpse of secretive Myanmar
Taking advantage of a relatively open period after the 2015 election, Claire Hammond explored the country’s interior through its complex, unofficial railway network
The world is finally standing up for Aung San Suu Kyi
It may be an impossible task to restore Aung San Suu Kyi’s reputation, but Burma’s generals have made a sterling…
Myanmar is on the brink of civil war
For more than two months now Myanmar has been convulsed by a burgeoning civil war. The confrontation between the country’s…
Will Myanmar's military get away with their coup?
In 1962 the Myanmar military staged a coup d’etat. Their iron-fisted rule lasted 49 years. On Monday, after a nine-year…
We should all share the blame for the Rohingya tragedy
My local shop in Yangon was owned by a retired army officer and his wife and guarded by their handsome…
Aung San Suu Kyi couldn’t save Burma — but tourism can
My uncle Edward did not like talking about his service in Burma during the second world war. When I asked…
When will the West take a stand on the persecution of Muslims?
Anti-Christian persecution, for so long a great untold story, has started to gain the world’s attention. But the suffering of…
Lend me your ears
Complaints about the decline and fall of political oratory are nothing new. Back in 1865 a British reporter branded the…
The Oldie of the Year awards face life without Terry Wogan
There was a cloud over the ‘Oldie of the Year’ awards luncheon this week, which was the death only a…
Portrait of the week
Home After the killings in Paris, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that seven terrorist attacks on Britain had been…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, outlined four changes he sought in Britain’s membership of the EU. He wanted to…
