Jetstar has come under fire for running flights into Burma, with critics claiming the airport fees and money the airline brings into the country are helping fund Burma’s repressive military junta.
Myanmar
Silent outrage as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains locked up
While there were no large-scale protests, there was a palpable sense of anger at the decision to continue Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest, freelance journalist Kyaw Kyaw writes from Burma.
Buddhist monks are key in the battle for Burma
In light of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s recent re-sentencing, foreign leaders are once again speaking out against the country’s repressive military junta. But to win over the Burmese people, foreign powers must first win over the country’s Buddhist monks, says the Christian Science Monitor.
The solitary life of Aung San Suu Kyi
Reading and meditation, day in day out: such has been the life of imprisoned Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for the last 13 years, and with yesterday’s sentencing, one to which she will return for another 18 months.
Asia’s new Axis of Evil
North Korea and Burma are not natural allies, but sharing an identity as international pariahs and an interest in nuclear weapons could be bringing the two countries together.
An historic day for Myanmar – or another false dawn?
Today, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon flies into Myanmar — at the invitation of the ruling generals. There is a lot riding on the visit, says Kyaw Kyaw, a Myanmar-based blogger.
US Vietnam vet sends Aung San Suu Kyi back to jail
A single rogue element can change everything in Myanmar politics, writes Kyaw Kyaw.
Ethnic groups in Myanmar getting heated
A new constitution in Myanmar is not enough to calm ethnic tensions. The Kachin tribesmen, who live near the Chinese border, are beginning to prepare themselves for battle, reports Thomas Fuller.
