Yazar: Hans-Bernd Zollner

The demonstrations of monks in Tibet and Myanmar (Burma) in recent times as well as the age-old conflict between a predominantly Buddhist population and a Hindu minority in Sri Lanka raise the questi …

Spätestens seit der im August 2017 einsetzenden Massenflucht von bis zu 700.000 Muslimen aus dem Westen Myanmars in das benachbarte Bangladesch gibt es einen erbitterten Streit über die Ursachen und …

The general perception of Burma / Myanmar is shaped by the compelling motif of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ that defines the confrontation between the country’s military junta and Nobel laureate Aung San S …

A must-see for any visitor to Yangon is the Kyauk-taw-gyi (Great noble stone) Pagoda, the site of the country’s largest marble Buddha image – 37 feet high and weighing more than 500 tonnes. This book …

U Nu held the post of the first Prime Minister of Burma between 1948 and 1962 under a constitution providing for a multi-party electoral system. He was however chosen to occupy the post by accident b …