Apr 14 Watch Inside Myanmar's transition from isolation to openness By PBS News Hour Myanmar, rocked by civil strife, has been kept isolated from the world for more than half a century. In recent years, however, the government has been proposing democratic reform and peace treaties with ethnic groups, prompting the U.S. to lift… Continue watching
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
Aug 15 Watch Seeking Safe Passage, Persecuted Myanmar Minority Risk Abuse by Traffickers The Rohingya, a Muslim group in Myanmar, are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. The recent target of ethnic cleansing, many have attempted to flee their country. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports on the dangerous… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch In Race to Develop Myanmar, Government Grabs Farmland for Factories In Race to Develop Myanmar, Government Grabs Farmland for Factories… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Myanmar's Democracy Transition Marred by Anti-Muslim Rhetoric and Violence Once Discreet, Religious Conflict Erupts as Myanmar Transitions to Democracy… 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
May 20 In Further Firming of Relations, Myanmar President Visits White House By Larisa Epatko Myanmar President Thein Sein becomes the first leader of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to visit the White House in 47 years on Monday. Their meeting is viewed as an affirmation of the Southeast Asian nation's democratic transition. Continue reading
Nov 19 President Obama's Historic Myanmar Visit By Larisa Epatko President Obama became the first sitting president to visit Myanmar, also known as Burma, in November. View photos of his trip. Continue reading