Myanmar’s military government will release ... Thailand’s prime minister has said she expects the four to be released on Independence Day. The terms of release warn that if the freed detainees ...

Then there is “Bo” for an army officer or someone who distinguished himself in our struggle for independence. One or more of a Burmese child’s names is almost certain to show the day on ...

Day laborers in Burma commonly earn several hundred kyat per day. A Burma army private’s salary is presently 15,000 kyat per month, compared to only 4,500 kyat per month prior to April 2006.

To understand what motivated this month's coup in Myanmar, you need to understand the army's history and cloistered worldview.