Obama comes up against ‘world leader weariness’ in Burma
World leaders have been beating a path to Burma for months now to meet Aung San Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein. So why is Barack Obama so late to the party?
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Rakhine/Rohingya violence escalates in Burma
Reports come in of an attack on a mosque in Sittwe, Burma, as the conflict between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims escalates.
Highs and Laos of being a bestselling author
I first heard about Colin Cotterill on a family holiday in the old royal capital of Laos, called Luang Prabang, writes our Asia Correspondent John Sparks.
Gu Kailai verdict protects the Communist party
So a Chinese court in an out-of-the-way city called Hurfei has sentenced Gu Kailai, the wife of a disgraced Communist party boss, to a prison term of “life”. No dramatic tension there, I am
Aung San Suu Kyi facing the challenge of a divided nation
Feted in the West, Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces difficult political problems at home.
Standing up for human rights in Thailand
Chiranuch Premchaiporn faces a jail-term of up to 50 years prison for “defaming, insulting, or threatening” Thailand’s royal family under the country’s ultra-strict
Ill-health or just ill-will? Zimbabwe ponders Mugabe’s mortality
Zimbabwean newspaper reports of the ill-health of Robert Mugabe have sparked a wave of speculation over his condition in the country that the 88-year-old president has ruled since 1980.
Burma: where are all the cops?
Imagine our surprise on arrival at Rangoon’s airport, when a plain clothes operative came back with our press cards and passports with a watery smile and a (barely-audible) ‘welcome to
A new guide to Burma’s capital city, Naypyidaw
Channel 4 News Asia correspondent John Sparks writes his own travel guide to the capital city of Burma, Naypyidaw
Imran Khan: saying what Pakistan wants to hear
John Sparks on his meeting with Imran Khan, whose political star is rising despite his party currently having no seats in Pakistan’s parliament.
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