Story Archive
2011-04-28
In a program broadcast on April 22, Aung San Suu Kyi calls for talks between Burma’s government and the democratic opposition, discusses the importance of preserving the languages and literature of Burma’s ethnic groups, and expresses concern for Burmese refugees living in camps.
2011-04-21
In a program aired on April 15, Aung San Suu Kyi discusses the appointment by the United States of a Special Envoy for Burma, explains why she will not leave Burma to travel abroad, and shares her views of Burma’s newly elected government.
2011-04-15
A Vietnamese woman describes life as a domestic servant in Macau.
2011-04-13
Nguyen Hoang Nga is a colon cancer survivor. She beat the disease in 2008, and today leads a happy and healthy life with her family of five. Thankful to be alive, she participates in relief efforts in central Vietnam every year, taking her family along to help others, less fortunate Vietnamese.
2011-04-11
Phuong Loan is a tailor and a poet. Asked about the inspiration for her poems, she replied, “Emotions are what make poems.”
2011-04-08
In a program aired on April 1, Aung San Suu Kyi says Burma’s military should recreate itself as an army that serves the people, calls on Burma’s government to spend more on education, and asks Burmese living abroad not to be ‘aloof’ from their country’s struggle.
2011-04-03
In a March 25 broadcast, Aung San Suu Kyi promotes the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, questions the proceedings of Burma's new parliament, and discusses Burma's trade and treaty commitments.