Dear Matthew Walton,

I have read your article and I agree that there is similarity in the attitude and treatment of the Burman, and the White towards those who are different from themselves. The “Burman” using Burman-ness  as being better and more superior than other ethnic groups, while American and European identify themselves as “White” being better than the non-White.

By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Jason Szep
NAYPYITAW | Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:44pm EST

(Reuters) - Aung Thaw was a teenager when he joined Myanmar's armed forces, which seized power in 1962 and led a promising Asian nation into half a century of poverty, isolation and fear.

When a journalist is killed in the line of duty, society as a whole is under threat. These deaths not only silence the journalist but also intimidate others into self-censorship. In this sense, freedom of expression (and with that, access to information) is a ‘meta right’ — a right on which the realization of many other rights depend. It is a cornerstone of democracy, good governance, accountability and society’s ability to make informed decisions.

Friday, 23 November 2012
Sai Wan sai

Sao Ood had been a close friend of Khuensai (SHAN editor) and also myself. We were together at the same school in Taunggyi, Government High School (1). I remember that we were together in the same league with Sai Aye, Sai Htoe and Nwe Nwe Than, all from Nawngmawn, in Tai Youth Organisation around 1963. Sao Phong Leng and Sao Leik, sons of the Saohpa Nam Khok, who were in E-Lin College,  and Noel a.k.a Sao Naing Naing a.k.a Hkun Htun Oo, the SNLD leader, who was then  in Gandhi High School, were also active in Tai Youth Organisation, around the same time.

A self-purported NGO in Chiang Mai is drawing fire for allegedly selling 'world citizen' identification to stateless and hilltribe people in a con that is preying on the poorest of the poor

    Published: 18/11/2012 at 12:00 AM
    Newspaper section: Spectrum

Review

By Matthew J. Walton, Department of Political Science, George Washington University, Washington D.C, USA

November 15, Forbes

President Obama’s upcoming Saturday trip to Myanmar, the nation previously known as Burma, is intended to encourage the continuing democratic transition of what was once pariah state. But the way it is now structured may guarantee a lost opportunity instead.

By: Sai Wansai
Thursday, 15 November 2012

It seems a lot of people are getting excited with the news that President Barack Obama is going to set foot on Burmese soil, this coming weekend. Almost everyone, who thinks that he or she is involved, has a stake in it, or just plain urge to influence the President’s actions regarding Burma in anyway during and after his visit, is voicing his or her concern in everyway possible.