Myanmar Enters Election Year With Powerful Military Largely Unchanged

Myanmar, also known as Burma, has seen staggering changes over the past few years. State censorship has been relaxed, political prisoners have been released, and foreign investment has poured in. For the country's powerful military, though, much remains the same. As Myanmar prepares for another crucial election in 2015, critics say reforms are dangerously stalled. Myanmar's once anemic economy has seen staggering change: government controls on the economy have been loosened, with...

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