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January 31, 2013 | The Washington Post
Land-grabbing Endures in New Burma
Jason Motlagh reports on the expansion of a copper mine that has pitted the Burmese government against villagers and Buddhist monks.
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Myanmar (Burma)
November 05, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Burma: Kachin Rebels Locked in War
Deep in the wilds of northern Burma's Kachin state a brutal civil war has intensified between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army.
October 31, 2012 | GlobalPost
How China Wields 'Soft Power' in the Golden Triangle
As the world focuses on China’s actions in the South China Sea, the Asian giant exercises a different kind of power along the Mekong River.
October 30, 2012 | GlobalPost
China Building Massive Energy Pipeline Through Myanmar
Thousands of workers are building a $2.5 billion pipeline across some of the most challenging terrain in Asia.
October 30, 2012 | GlobalPost
Myanmar: A Power Play on the Irrawaddy River
Chinese hydroelectric projects squeeze Burmese residents, many of whom have been left in the dark.
October 30, 2012 | GlobalPost
Along the Burma Road, China Navigates Path to Energy Security
From Mandalay to Kunming, the central artery between Burma and China reflects an evolving economic and political relationship.
October 04, 2012 | Al Jazeera
Blood and Gold: Inside Burma's Hidden War
Deep in the wilds of northern Burma's Kachin state a brutal civil war has intensified over the past year between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army.
September 16, 2012 | The Economist
Burma's Kachin State: Still Ablaze
After decades of isolation, a wide-ranging push towards reform by Burma’s new government has thawed its relations with the West at dizzying speed.
September 05, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Burma: A New Capital and Not Much More
Pulitzer Center grantee Jason Motlagh is skeptical as a top government official in Burma's new capital shares grandiose plans to develop the country "at great speed."
August 30, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Burma: Behind Enemy Lines -- Part II
A civil war grinds on in northern Burma's Kachin state despite political reforms in the capital. Here's part two of two dispatches from both sides of the conflict.
August 28, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Burma: Behind Enemy Lines
A civil war grinds on in northern Burma's Kachin state despite political reforms in the capital. Here's part one of two dispatches from both sides of the conflict.
July 12, 2012 | The Economist
Myanmar's Minorities: Caught in the Middle
Some 75,000 ethnic Kachins have been displaced in northern Burma (also known as Myanmar) and another 10,000 have fled across the Chinese border. Is this the new, “softer” Burma?