Don’t Fake the Funk: Shrimp Paste Shrimp paste, purple kryptonite for white people, is the soul of Burmese cuisine.
Monday in the mine This is, ironically, good news for the miners brought in to replace the locals, because the locals are still not allowed to mine, and now the mines won’t be flooded by the dam anytime soon.
Politics and Prayers in Rangoon Seen from one angle, the Burma-U.S. rapprochement is a sign of a bright new future. Step a foot to the side and look again, and it’s a sad little tryst between two countries with, shall we say, image problems (and a China problem).
A Mission in Myitkyina: Baptist Refugee Relief A visit to the Bethlehem Baptist Church, currently home to almost 100 men, women and children fleeing from the Kachin conflict.
Moving Day, Myanmar Edition Inevitably when you travel, no matter how far you go or how different the people, your mind looks for parallels between your life and theirs.
A Republican Travel Guide to Rangoon Rangoon is still not the easiest destination for anyone, let alone a staunchly conservative burgoo-lover from Louisville on his first trip to the land of shrimp paste. Some tips for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s visit to Burma.