· March, 2009

Stories about Myanmar (Burma) from March, 2009

Myanmar: Hip Hop craze

According to blogger Fear from Freedom, Myanmar youth in Yangon is having a fever of Hip Hop fashion, songs and dance.

25 March 2009

Myanmar: Withdrawal of Currency Notes in 1987

Burmese blogger Niknayman recalls that the sudden withdrawal of currency notes in Myanmar in 1987 was one of the reasons which ignited the massive 1988 protests in the country.

7 March 2009

Myanmar: Blasts Hit Yangon

The Ayeyarwaddy reported that there had been two bomb explosions in Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday night. Luckily, no one was injured.

5 March 2009