| The Drama of 2008 |
 From Rock to Romance looks at the reappearance of the rock band Iron Cross; the comedy troupe Thee Lay Thee & Say Yaung Zon; movie idol Nay Toe; novelist Nu Nu Yi; documentarian Kyi Phyu Shin; and TV weatherman Tun Lwin. |
 Heroes of the Cyclone acknowledges the roles of Ashin Nyanissara, the comedian Zarganar, NLD activists Zaw Thet and Aye Kyu; and the INGOs Medecins San Frontieres and Merlin. |
 Friends of the Burmese People profiles Bernard Kouchner, the French foreign minister; Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN special repporteur in Burma; US President George W Bush and his wife, Laura. |
 Names That Made The News looks at 20 people who made a significant difference in the country’s history this year, including the former journalist Win Tin; democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi; Ashin Pannya Vamsa; leaders of the 88 Generation Students; Snr-Gen Than Shwe, and others. |
 A Small, Finely Drawn Picture EDITH MIRANTE reviews Burma Chronicles by Guy Delisle. |
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