January, 2002 - Volume 10 No.1

Inside This Issue


"We want to be in Rangoon"

The AIDS Embargo
Burma’s censors have imposed an effective ban on reporting about HIV/AIDS. But they are not alone: The exiled opposition is also maintaining an unhealthy silence on the issue.

Static in the Airwaves: Taking on Thailand’s New Media Manipulators
Former employees of iTV are hoping to restore confidence in the integrity of Thailand’s media.

Burma’s Privileged Pressman
While other publications labor under draconian press censorship, The Myanmar Times enjoys freedoms few journalists in Burma can even begin to imagine.


The Road Least Traveled
Burma’s dare-to-be-different regime has decided to skip the Industrial Age and go straight to the Nuclear Age in its bid to catch up with the rest of the world.

Out in the Cold
The closure of the Maneeloy holding center for Burmese dissidents has chilled hopes of a rapid resettlement for those left behind.

Regional Briefing
Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi met with his counterparts from Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore in mid-January to discuss economic and security issues.


CULTURE
Art for Politics’ Sake
Burmese and Thai officials are using an alluring tactic in an attempt to heal a rift in bilateral relations.

BOOK REVIEW
Tracing the Threads of Lan Na History
A new book details the disparate cultural influences that have been woven into the fabric of Thai society through the evolution of Lan Na textiles.

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