BERNARD LANE
The Australian
March 31, 2014
US President Barack Obama is among the many world leaders who have recently visited Burma to encourage it to continue down the path of democracy and openness. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) Source: AP
MULTI-LINGUAL education can play a role in healing deep communal divisions, says Melbourne University language scholar Joe Lo Bianco.
Professor Lo Bianco hailed a recent declaration in Burma as a step towards allowing many children in that multi-ethnic state to begin schooling in their native tongues. Read more...