Oct 11 Social media, Internet use soars in Myanmar as historic election nears By News Desk Myanmar's national parliamentary election next month will bring many firsts to the Southeast Asian country. Fifty-one million residents of the nation are expected to participate. The elections represent a step forward for free speech in the country, as more people… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 3:11 ‘I wished I was dead’: the harrowing plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims By PBS News Hour Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have attempted to flee Myanmar, where they are seen as illegal immigrants, Lucy Watson of Independent Television News reports from Rakhine State, where 140,000 Rohingya are living in camps and yearning to escape. Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch News Wrap: Liberia lifts state of emergency By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Liberia’s president lifted a state of emergency that restricted citizen movement, citing progress against Ebola. More than half of the more than 5,000 people who have died from the disease have been from that country. Continue watching
Sep 04 Al-Qaida to begin jihadist operations in India By Andrew Troast Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri released a video Thursday, proclaiming the establishment of a new branch of the terrorist organization in India. Continue reading
May 19 Watch Former Burmese movie star finds leading role as activist By PBS News Hour In the 1980s and '90s, Kyaw Thu was one of Myanmar's leading film stars, appearing in more than 200 movies. He was so popular that the military government cast him in several propaganda films. But when he turned down a… Continue watching
May 20 Watch New Chapter Begins for U.S. Relations With Myanmar, Though Concerns Remain New Chapter Begins for U.S. Relations With Myanmar Though Concerns Remain… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch President Obama Travels to Myanmar, Saluting a Long Struggle for Freedom For nearly 50 years, Myanmar was ruled by military dictatorship. But the country's leadership has made a rapid about-face in the last two years, pressing sweeping reforms transitioning towards democracy, reducing corruption and increasing transparency. Ray Suarez reports on President… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch What Opposition’s Big Victory Means for Myanmar’s Political Thaw What Opposition's Big Victory Means for Myanmar's Political Thaw… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Myanmar Newsrooms: Proving Grounds for Nascent Freedoms Ahead of a landmark election in Myanmar, special correspondent Kira Kay and producer Jason Maloney report on the notoriously repressive country's first steps toward greater freedoms for the press and political activism with a look at the inner workings and… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Myanmar Prepares for Election, Tests out a Freer Society Special correspondent Kira Kay and producer Jason Maloney preview Sunday's election in the once-secretive nation of Myanmar, a country long under military dictatorship where longtime prisoner and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi now runs for a vacant seat in… Continue watching