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
Mar 29 In Myanmar, Political Opposition Stretches Its Legs By Larisa Epatko In plenty of other countries, a political rally is a familiar sight. But not so in Myanmar, also known as Burma, until last year when the government began loosening some long-held rules. Continue reading
Mar 29 Opposition Rallies in Myanmar By Larisa Epatko Kira Kay and Jason Maloney of the Bureau for International Reporting reported for the NewsHour on the changing political scene in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. View photos of an opposition political rally they attended. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch Senate Leader Sees ‘Amazing Change’ in Myanmar Senate Leader Sees 'Amazing Change' in Myanmar… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch News Wrap: Another Wave of Bombings in Iraq Kills at Least 78 In other news Thursday, another wave of bombings struck in Iraq, killing at least 78 people. It was the second such coordinated attack since U.S. troops left the country last month. Also, the government of Myanmar announced that the party… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Obama, Clinton Have ‘a Lot at Risk’ in Delicate Relationship With Burma Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Southeast Asian nation of Burma on Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses the significance of the isolated country's first visit by a U.S. secretary of state in 50 years with William Wan of The Washington… Continue watching
Nov 30 Myanmar’s Pro-democracy Leader Grasping Opportunities, Taking Risks By Larisa Epatko Myanmar's journey from isolation advanced Wednesday with the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and positive words from the country's most well-known face of its pro-democracy movement. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Will Myanmar’s Move Toward Reforms Last? In an effort to warm relations between the U.S. and the Asian nation of Myanmar, President Obama announced he will send Secretary of State Hillary Clinton there next month. Margret Warner discusses the renewed ties with retired Foreign Service officer… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch U.S. Dispatches Secretary Clinton to Myanmar U.S. to Send Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Myanmar… Continue watching
Nov 18 U.S. to Re-engage Myanmar to Encourage Fledgling Reforms By Larisa Epatko The former top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar has called the latest overture to that isolated nation a "historic opportunity." But a top human rights organization official expressed concern that the Obama administration might be moving too quickly and that the… Continue reading