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Iqbal Hossein photographs Rohingya refugees, and hears their harrowing experiences. For their own good. Should Suu Kyi lead Burma? David Hutt explores whether this should be the case Religious and ethnic minorities expect the new government to restore their rights.

Charlotte England wonders if such hopes are Minorities report. Rohingyas in Canada: portraits of life and struggle. Tina Burrett and Christopher Simons report.

Country profile: Burma. In less than five years, Burma has undergone widespread change. We explore its transformation in this month's 'Country Profile'. Genocide by any other name. Media attention has focused on the plight of Rohingya refugees, but their background story is repeatedly ignored, says Neda Happy Thingyan Water Festival for Rohingyas? Like hell. Burma's bloodthirsty monks. Brennan O'Connor meets the activists who are challenging a violent Buddhist minority intent on persecuting Muslims.

The case of Ban Mae Surin: tragic accident or foul play? Democracy is within sight, Iris Gonzales is told, as she meets those who have reason to hope.

Sold to the sea: trafficking in the Thai fishing industry. Migrants who escape violent, unpaid work can face a corrupt legal system. Andy Hickman meets a group from Burma. What Aung San Suu Kyi could do next. When Western therapies fail. Is a Western approach the best way to engage with the mental health issues of other cultures?

Nick Harvey visits Burmese Pride and optimism — change is in the air, says William Lloyd George on the eve of by-elections in Rangoon. Poisoned hills. City of whispers. From a scorched land. Two survivors from Karen state, where the Burmese military has been laying villages to waste, tell their stories. February 04, PM. Lin Yang. One coup. One country. Two names? More Asia News.

The Day in Photos. November 14, What you need to know about the Rohingya crisis. Image source, EPA. Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing was the first person to be killed in the unrest. Where is Myanmar? Why is Myanmar also known as Burma? What has happened now, and why? This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Who is in charge now? Image source, Getty Images. The general who returned Myanmar to military rule.

How have people reacted? Who is Aung San Suu Kyi? Myanmar's democracy icon who fell from grace. Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured in September What about the crackdown on Rohingya? What has the international reaction been to the coup? Can Asia help Myanmar find a way out of coup crisis?

A little over a decade ago, the country began a stumbling semi-democratic transition. The military retained extensive political power, but opposition leaders were freed from prison and house arrest, and elections were allowed. Unlike most of the world, the U. Most other countries, though, continued to call it Myanmar.

Sections U. Science Technology Business U. A newspaper seller points at a front-page of a newspaper in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb.