Track the progress of the Burma Campaign - from the rapid Japanese victories of 1941, to the desperate battles for the Indian towns of Kohima and Imphal. Then follow the course of the Allies as ...

In 1989 the English name of the country was changed from Burma to Myanmar by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC, now called the State Peace and Development Council ...

I ran to show it to my father who had been in Burma during the war. He snatched it from me and I never saw it again until I had to sort out his house after his death. I know little about it - and ...

Saw Berny was one of tens of thousands from all over Burma who volunteered to fight for Britain against the Japanese The soldiers who fought for Britain in Burma (now Myanmar) in World War Two ...

a Burmese partner. Technically, an alien may qualify for Burmese citizenship if he had five years’ continuous residence in Burma prior to World War II, and many Indians have applied, but ...

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In the early days of World War II, the Japanese army invaded Burma (now Myanmar) and forced an end to British colonial rule there. Occupying Burma required troops and massive amounts of materiel ...

In March of 1999, MAP initiated a new project to empower migrant women. MAP runs a monthly meeting for women from Burma in Chiangmai, called Women Exchange (WE). This provides women an opportunity to ...

Many Brits have family who served in Burma during the last war; they’re not forgotten here. One very detailed map drawn on silk was intended for British personnel who were seeking to escape ...

Mya Yi's struggle began even before the Japanese invaded Burma in World War Two. She was a vigorous campaigner for the country's independence, opposing the British colonial authorities.

Trump, the world seems just as polarized as the United States. News of his comfortable victory in the U.S. presidential ...

Molson Coors will cease operations at its historic Leinenkugel’s Chippewa Falls brewery and the company’s Tenth Street ...