Gov't and Politics of Burma          Burma Fund WebIndex

Burma's military 

Burma has the second largest standing army in Asia with at least 400,000 men under arms.  The military consumes more than half the nation's budget and its leaders control every aspect of Burma's government.

• Burma's Army, by Andrew Selth, Jane's Intelligence Review

• Burma's Navy, by William Ashton, Jane's Intelligence Review

• Burma's Armed Forces, Preparing for the 21st Century, by William Ashton, Jane's Intelligence Review

• Signals Intelligence in Burma, by Desmond Ball, Jane's Intelligence Review.

• The Burma Army, 1937-41

• World Fleet List: Myanmar

Photo: Troops crushing the 1988 democracy demonstrations.