REPORTER'S NOTEBOOKA ghost town votes in Myanmar election’s second phaseHpapun was once a bustling town with its own airport. Now it’s empty and Sunday’s election there is meaningless.
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOKWhy the fall of Myawaddy, Myanmar’s ‘gateway’ to Thailand, is so importantAnti-coup fighters say they’ve taken control of the eastern border town, sending the remaining soldiers into retreat.