Ashin Kovida answers questions about whether we should travel to Burma, international sanctions and the generals at the Burma VJ screening in Berlin, June 2010.

The Best Friend Library in Mae Sot offers regular free English, Thai and computer classes for everyone who is interested.

Today – Friday 13th August, which is believed by some in Western countries to be an unlucky day – the long awaited election date in Burma was announced: on 7th November of this year, Burmese people can cast their votes in what has no chance of being free or fair elections. What is The Best [...]

Burmese monks Ashin Kovida and Ashin Sopaka attendet the “Dictatorship NOW – Democracy HOW?” debate in Amsterdam on Saturday 3 July. The interesting questions where about the elections, their peaceful struggle for freedom and the monks uprisings of 2007. The Best Friend Project Burma Voices was launched on this day too.

Around 40 people attended our Burma VJ screening and discussion with Ashin Kovida and Ashin Sopaka on Friday in Berlin. People were very moved and it arouse a very interesting discussion about the situation in Burma afterwards. The evening was rounded off with delicious Burmese food.

Monk Ashin Kovida refound his freedom in the West. The fate of his country keeps on occupying him, because in Burma religion means politics and vice versa. This year the first elections will take place since 1990. Will they bring change or is it the same old story? “As the opposition, we will do anything [...]