In A Mystery, Nobel Laureate On Trial in Myanmar
An American man swam across a lake in Myanmar and, as a result, a pro-democracy leader is imprisoned. Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace prize laureate, has been taken to a top security prison in the...
View ArticleAung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to House Arrest
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to another 18 months of house arrest after an American man swam out to her lakeside home back in May. BBC Asia expert Jill McGivering tells us...
View ArticleThis Week's Agenda with Chris Hayes and Rob Watson
On the agenda this week: The Takeaway talks about how President Obama may be backing away from absolutely requiring a public health care option, just before he and his family head off to a Martha's...
View ArticleSome in Burma Call for Boycott of Elections
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the pro-democracy party in Burma, has called on her fellow citizens to boycott upcoming elections in the military-run Southeast Asian nation....
View ArticleTop of the Hour: Aung San Suu Kyi Freed, Morning Headlines
The Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set free by authorities after nearly two decades of house arrest.
View ArticleU.S. Said to Have Stopped North Korean Missile Shipment to Myanmar
David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss the U.S. interception of a ship on the high seas. Several senior American officials say that the Navy...
View ArticleMyanmar to Release Thousands of Prisoners
The highly secretive and authoritarian nation of Myanmar announced on state-controlled television that it would grant amnesty to 6,300 prisoners. The announcement, which did not specify whether...
View ArticleAung San Suu Kyi to Run for Parliament in Myanmar
A year after being released from two decades of house arrest, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi announced she will return to politics and run for a seat in Myanmar's Parliament. Her National League...
View ArticleClinton Visits Myanmar After Political Reforms
It was only a few years ago the Bush administration labeled Myanmar "an outpost of tyranny." But on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton became the first secretary of state to visit the repressive and isolated...
View ArticleLooking at the Future of US-Myanmar Relations
For years, relations between the U.S. and Myanmar have been frozen. Myanmar is one of the least developed countries in the world, with systematic human rights violations, rampant child labor, and a...
View ArticleMyanmar Moves Toward Democracy
Over the weekend, pro-democracy activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to Myanmar’s parliament in a landmark vote. It’s a historic moment for the country; after years of...
View ArticleVoices from Myanmar after the Election of Aung San Suu Kyi
After years under house arrest, on Sunday pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to serve in the Myanmar parliament. Rachel Harvey from our partner the BBC reports from Myanmar, where she...
View ArticleSecretary of State Clinton Announces Easing of Sanctions in Myanmar
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced that the U.S. is ready to begin easing sanctions against Myanmar. Sunday's elections saw pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party won...
View ArticleReporting In Burma
After decades of being one of the most oppressive and isolated countries in the world, Myanmar (also known as Burma) has abruptly changed course. In just the last year, the vestiges of a military...
View ArticleThe Hidden World of Myanmar
Today Aung Sung Suu Kyi, the leader of Burma's democracy movement and a member of Burma's Parliament, receives the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington. Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest in...
View ArticleA Stolen Face, The Leveson Report, and More
A tragic case of mistaken identity, the conclusion of the Leveson Inquiry, and whistleblowers rejoice!
View ArticleThe Last Censor of Myanmar
When Barack Obama became the first serving president to visit Myanmar (or Burma),which just a few months ago was a Southeast Asian pariah nation uttered in the same breath as North Korea and Iran, he...
View ArticleTwo New Yorkers Survive Plane Crash in Myanmar
There were six Americans aboard a plane that crashed in Myanmar on Christmas Day, including two New Yorkers. All of them survived, but three are seeking medical care from injuries, according to a State...
View ArticleUWS Spiritual Center Awaits Return of Leader Who Survived Plane Crash
Members of the Community Meditation Center on the Upper West side met for the first time Sunday without their leader, Allan Lokos, who survived a plane crash with his wife in Myanmar last month.Lokos,...
View Article[Unedited] Ingrid Jordt With Krista Tippett
A look inside the spiritual culture of Burma, exploring the meaning of monks taking to the streets there in September, the way in which religion and military rule are intertwined, and how Buddhism...
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