Six years later, that girl, Nilar Thein, was sent to the same prison he was serving time in for organising protests. Ko Jimmy started writing letters to her, and their romance flourished.

Mr. Thein Moe Win talked about his opinion on clashes between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Thu Ye Tha Mein village, a war township where a mosque and a house were destroyed on June 23.

When he became Myanmar's leader five years ago Thein Sein was dismissed as a junta (military government) puppet - but as he prepares to hand power to Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, the quiet ex ...