The British Museum’s new Burma to Myanmar show is the first major exhibition in the UK to explore the history of a country famous for its isolation. The guiding thread behind the exhibition is Myanmar ...

Philip Blackwood's family steps up pressure for release of bar manager as he is treated for depression in notorious Rangoon prison Philip Blackwood was sentenced by a Rangoon court to two years and ...

Jack Gilbert talks to Zoya Phan, a Burmese Karen refugee, now spokesperson for Burma Campaign UK. ‘The UK government policy on Burma is soft,’ says Zoya Phan with a hint of anger in her voice. ‘They ...

A British man facing two-and-a-half years in a Burmese jail for using an image of the Buddha to promote his bar is “trying to make the best out of a bad situation”. Phil Blackwood, from Teesside, was ...

A British teacher at the centre of a manhunt in Burma is understood to have fled the country following the death of his friend and colleague. Harris Binotti, 25, has been named by Burmese police as a ...

THIS book is offered as the result of thirteen years' experience derived from close intercourse, both officially and privately, with the people of Burma during that period. Such works are frequently ...

In the race for independence, the tricky, smiling Burmans last week forged ahead of their solemn Indian neighbors. A Burman delegation prepared to leave London after quickly getting almost ...