August, 2008 - Volume 16 No.8

Inside This Issue


Twenty Years of Marking Time
After 20 years of political stalemate, the iconic images of Burma’s 1988 pro-democracy uprising have lost none of their immediacy.

Memories of 8.8.88
Journalist DOMINIC FAULDER recalls clandestine visits to Burma in 1988 to report the country’s story to the world, in an historic period of upheaval.

Secrets of Commune 4828
The Burmese Communist Party played a shadowy role in the 1988 pro-democracy uprising, AUNG ZAW writes.

The Price of Disunity
Burma’s democracy movement needs some serious soul-searching, says KYAW ZWA MOE, if it hopes to secure its aims.


Delta Blues
Statistics pile up, painting a grim picture of the depth of the loss among struggling survivors in the Irrawaddy delta. AUNG THET WINE reports from Laputta, Burma.

The Caribbean Connection
International gas and oil companies are using offshore tax havens to disguise their investments in Burma, writes WILLIAM BOOT.


CULTURE
Neither Vihear nor There
An 11th-century Hindu temple on the Thailand-Cambodian border becomes a point of conflict, threatening to revive age-old border disputes, writes DAVID PAQUETTE.

THE BACK PAGE
Comedian Zarganar Smiles Through it All
The popular comedian, Zarganar, appears in court in Insein Prison in Rangoon, following his arrest for talking with the foreign media.

Burmese Humor Survived the Storm
A Rangoon exhibition of cartoons depicting Cyclone Nargis events shows the people still have a sense of humor.


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