Journalist removed from Myanmar blacklist

Twenty-seven years after putting his name on a blacklist, Myanmar has removed Swedish journalist Bertil Lintner from the list, and granted him a visa to enter the country.  Lintner has written numerous books and articles about the country during three-plus decades, but has not been allowed to visit the country since 1989.

He says he plans to shun both Western and Myanmar officials for most of his seven-day trip, concentrating instead on talking with ordinary people, believing that to be the best way to get an accurate sense of what is going on.  Read more about it at The Irrawaddy.