Western nations are moving into the resource-rich country after decades of disinterest, challenging China’s interests.
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Since violence erupted in 2012, Facebook users in Myanmar have fanned anti-Muslim sentiment.
![Facebook has gained immense traction in Myanmar in recent years [Hereward Holland/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201461212226369734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Muslim Rohingya are excluded from political representation as a result of not being counted.
An upcoming census tracking religious and ethnic statistics could renew unrest.
![Ethnic minority groups comprise some 40 percent of Myanmar's population [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014328112033646734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Once forbidden, George Orwell’s books are now feted in Myanmar, where he wrote his first novel.
![George Orwell's Burmese Days was set in a town based on Katha, in northern Myanmar [Hereward Holland/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20143247044294734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The pro-democracy icon may not be able to run for president unless the constitution is changed.
![Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi may not be eligible to run for president in 2015 [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20131228152248356734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Taboo no more, tattoos are making a comeback in the fast-changing southeast Asian country.
In a new era of foreign investment, analysts are split on what role elites connected to the military junta should play.
Closed following student unrest in 1988, Yangon University is accepting undergraduates again in a sign of change.
![Yangon University was reopened in December and plans to educate 1,000 students this year [Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20141810411460734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)