Last Sunday, Burmese citizens flooded voting centers to participate in the country’s first democratic election in years. In a landslide victory, the National League for Democracy, helmed by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, claimed an absolute majority of parliamentary seats. Election officials confirmed the results Friday morning. Although the military in Burma, also known as […]

In her first year as a massage therapist, Jennifer Chan became used to her hands aching at the end of a day’s work. But one day, one of her clients brought her own massage oils for Chan to use. Afterward, Chan noticed that her hands, normally sore after eight hours of kneading, didn’t hurt as […]