Dismantling the Divide: Burma Takes One Tiny Step in the Right Direction   

For the past 22 years, Burma has been a country without politics. During this period, the country’s military rulers have exercised the powers of the state without the slightest claims to political legitimacy, while its citizens have largely stayed away from politics altogether, knowing that all who entered this sphere of public life did so at their peril. (The Jakarta Globe)

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