The last time Burma really mattered to the United States, Imperial Japanese forces were marching on Asia. Vinegar Joe Stillwell built a road through the Burmese jungle to resupply China during the ...

For most of time, Burma has stood apart from the rest of the world, separated first by geography then by a self-imposed isolationism that came with 60 years of military rule. With the world descending ...

President Barack Obama's November visit to Burma showcased his Administration's approach to Burma. It is one of gentle persuasion and positive reinforcement, except for sanctions tightly targeted at ...

Three hard facts are setting the boundaries for the talks United Nations negotiator Ibrahim Gambari is undertaking as he shuttles between Burma's ruling generals and the detained opposition leader ...

Burma Road, which is also known as Defense Highway runs north to south along the west shoreline. PORTSMOUTH, RI — The U.S. Navy closed Burma Road last Wednesday for paving and plan to keep it closed ...

PennDOT has placed a weight limit of 10 tons on a stretch of Burma Road running through Saint Clair borough and East Norwegian, Blythe and Ryan townships. The restriction, effective Aug. 29, will ...

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THE fall of Canton last October deprived China of her last important port of entry for war materials from abroad. Thenceforth she would have to depend on the thin trickle of supplies which might elude ...

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