Remarkable political reform has opened space for civil society and Myanmar author tests boundaries

Myanmar author explores new literary freedom

AFP – As Myanmar’s censors loosen their grip, one of the country’s most acclaimed authors plans to republish her novel about two gay lovers, restoring sex-laced passages once deemed too risque for readers. Chunks of paragraphs from Nu Nu Yi’s 1994 novel “Smile as they bow” were purged by the all-powerful. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles