| New Approach Needed for Aid to Burma |
 The Lingering Question Why didn’t the ethnic groups do more in the September uprising? By Violet Cho and Shah Paung. |
 Subdued but Unbowed The fiery, activist monks of Pakokku are now under constant surveillance from Burmese authorities, writes Kyi Wai. |
 ‘A Man Without a Head Can Run Burma’ Burmese comedians’ political satire reveals how ordinary people think and how the ruling generals live in fear, says Kyaw Zwa Moe. |
 Fear Comes with the Job The grass is greener in Thailand for migrant workers, but it’s stained with blood, says reporter Shah Paung. |
 Migrants Are Not Commodities Thailand has a love-hate relationship with migrant workers, writes commentator Htet Aung. |
 Tattoo not Taboo David Paquette looks at the history, superstitions and fashion of tattooing. |
 Red Star on a Stormy Journey “My Memoirs: From Hsai Su to Meng Hai” (in Burmese) by Brig Gen Kyaw Zaw is reviewed by Ko Ko Thett. |
 Hearty Art A striking image of Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets visitors to a new arts center in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. |
 Focusing on Harmony and Understanding A program offering photography courses to children from marginalized Burmese and Thai ethnic communities in Thailand is producing some promising talent. |
 Relatives from the North Waves of Chinese immigrants are changing the way of life—and the face—of Mandalay, writes Aye Lae, who returns to her hometown. |
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