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Last Thursday, Thura Shwe Mann was
removed as the chairman of Myanmar’s governing Union Solidarity and
Development Party, less than three months before a landmark
parliamentary election. In an interview with Asia Blog,
Former U.S. Chief of Mission to Burma Priscilla Clapp explains how
Shwe Mann had “drawn the anger of the military and the president’s
office.” She also discusses what implications this shakeup could have
on the upcoming elections and Myanmar’s transition to democracy.
Read the interview
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For nearly 20 years, award-winning
Bangladeshi photographer GMB
Akash has connected with compatriots through his
camera lens, depicting the lives of people including sex workers, the
extremely impoverished, and Muslim men who henna-dye their beards.
Whether photographing the underprivileged or the “smallest pleasures
of life,” Akash seeks to illustrate “the human spirit.” In an
interview with Asia
Blog, Akash describes how he gains the trust of his
subjects and brings their stories to life.
See the photos/Read the interview
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