| The Year Ahead: 2001 Revisited? |
| Hostage Diplomacy Must End |
Burma’s pro-democracy movement has attracted a wide array of friends and foes. After more than a decade in exile, many dissidents are finding it difficult to tell the difference. |
INGOs inside Burma are trying to keep a humanitarian crisis at bay. But what can they accomplish with such a controlling and corrupt regime still firmly in place? |
The Thai-Burma border has become a breeding ground for poorly conceived aid projects, leaving the real needs of refugees and exiles unattended. |
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A briefing recently published by the National Security Archive has confirmed what many have long suspected: that US leaders were party to Indonesia’s 1975 invasion of East Timor. |
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More and more publishers in Burma are putting their magazines online for the world to see; but if the junta has its way, they will remain little more than window dressing. |
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The repeated closure of universities in Burma has left the country without much-needed medical expertise. How much can NGOs do to make up for lost time? |
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The Burmese junta is suing Win Win Nu, the former operator of Mandalay Beer, for scaring off investors. |
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Prime Minister Hun Sen officially shut all karaoke parlors, bars, nightclubs and discotheques starting November 23 in an effort to clean up Cambodia’s image. |
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The excitement surrounding the discovery of a white elephant has served to illustrate the continuing importance of pre-modern notions of power in Burmese society. |
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