Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017

<p>Nearly 400,000 Muslims have fled Myanmar in recent weeks. How could a small nation celebrated by the United States as a “good news” story of transition to democracy now be condemned by the United Nations as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”? Guest: Hannah Beech, the Southeast Asia bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. </p><p>You can support "The Daily" by subscribing to The Times. We're offering listeners one month free, then 50% off for a year. Go to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedailyoffer" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedailyoffer</a> for more information. </p>