Poet, translator and political commentator Ko Ko Thett reviews the documentary film They Call It Myanmar, which he describes as “sobering even for a Burmese” for its graphic portrayal of destitution in Burma.
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Aw Pi Kyeh, a political cartoonist and well-known conservationist, was prevented by Burmese authorities from delivering a speech on the Myitsone Dam to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation.
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In this conversation, two followers of the National League for Democracy (NLD) discuss the implications of the 2010 elections, the release of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and how the international community has responded to the junta’s refusal to make meaningful democratic reforms.
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