Jack Gilbert talks to Zoya Phan, a Burmese Karen refugee, now spokesperson for Burma Campaign UK. ‘The UK government policy on Burma is soft,’ says Zoya Phan with a hint of anger in her voice. ‘They ...

A search team led by a British aviation enthusiast arrived in Burma yesterday to begin a dig he believes will unearth dozens of rare British Spitfire fighter planes. British farmer David Cundall, who ...

The British Museum’s new Burma to Myanmar show is the first major exhibition in the UK to explore the history of a country famous for its isolation. The guiding thread behind the exhibition is Myanmar ...

THIS book is offered as the result of thirteen years' experience derived from close intercourse, both officially and privately, with the people of Burma during that period. Such works are frequently ...

A British teacher at the centre of a manhunt in Burma is understood to have fled the country following the death of his friend and colleague. Harris Binotti, 25, has been named by Burmese police as a ...

Philip Blackwood's family steps up pressure for release of bar manager as he is treated for depression in notorious Rangoon prison Philip Blackwood was sentenced by a Rangoon court to two years and ...

A British man facing two-and-a-half years in a Burmese jail for using an image of the Buddha to promote his bar is “trying to make the best out of a bad situation”. Phil Blackwood, from Teesside, was ...

A British teacher fled Burma hours after his UK colleague was found dead in his apartment following a boozy night out, police say. The body of Gary Ferguson, 47, was discovered by his wife in Harris ...