Mar 20 Breakfast with the ‘cabinet maker’: Building political change in Myanmar By Jeffrey Brown Over breakfast with Maung Hla Thaung, a woodworker and designer, we talk about the political situation in Myanmar today and his work as a longtime opponent of the military regime. This is a man building furniture and, he hopes, political… Continue reading
Mar 18 Will the ancient Buddhist temples of Bagan turn into Disney World? By Jeffrey Brown In Myanmar, some scholars worry that Bagan -- the former capital of a powerful kingdom in medieval times -- will be turned into a kind of theme park. Or that it will be "loved to death," as has been the… Continue reading
Mar 17 Is culture at risk in Myanmar? By Jeffrey Brown We are in Myanmar to report on a country opening up to the world, politically, economically, and culturally. A ruthless military dictatorship clamped down on all opposition, prohibited free expression, and kept the country closed off and shrouded in a… Continue reading