It might not make front page headlines, but there have been some interesting developments of late in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Originally a colony of Great Britain, the Southeast Asian country gained its independence in 1948 as a democratic nation. But for the last fifty years or so the country has been in the chokehold of a brutal military dictatorship. Things have changed of late, however. Last November a free election was held, and the National League for Democracy (NLD) party defeated...
