Letter of the day: At last the world is focusing on Myanmar

We are extremely happy to see the coverage of Myanmar (Burma) almost every day in your paper. It is about time for people in America to know what is going on in that country.

We lived in Burma for five years, from 2001 to 2006. People there live in an absolutely miserable condition. The military government oppresses the people in various ways, more subtly than obviously. The education system is a wreck. There are so many corruptions going on. The health providers are not too healthy. The government does not care for its people, to say the least.

It is about time for Burma to change. We pray that whatever change it may see will come peacefully. We still have quite a few friends, including dear monk friends, there. Living in the United States, it can be very difficult to think about the country so far away. But it is great to sit down and read the stories from the country where we lived and which our two children absolutely love.

SHOKO HANZAWA, STILLWATER