Burma needs true democracy not a junta-sponsored sham

By ASHIN ISSARIYA
Published on September 26, 2009

WHEN THE MILITARY regime closed schools after the 1988 democratic uprising, I had few options other than to become a monk. I eagerly wanted to gain an education in a society plagued with the darkness of ignorance. Being a monk has helped me to better understand and see the reality of life for the people of Burma.

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