Burmese people across the world, whether in the homeland or in exile, have for the last eighteen years marked today's date with particular sharpness and poignancy. 8 August
1988 was one of those cataclysmic years that resulted in a supernova or stellar explosion, with an associated release of tremendous cosmic energy. The convulsions of politics may seem small
Burmese exiles around the world have been transfixed by two major broadcasts about their homeland on CNN and PBS. The contrast between them could not be greater. Together, they tell
