November, 2002 - Volume 10 No.9

Inside This Issue


Maintaining the Fiction
Aiding Burma

The Long and Winding Road to Asylum
Burmese refugees in New Delhi have traveled a hard road in their pursuit of legal recognition. The agency responsible for assisting these asylum-seekers has not made their lives any easier.


Pressing Forward: Media in Exile
Burma’s emerging media groups in exile are trying to shed political affiliations and overcome financial limitations.

A Human Rights Tourist Odyssey
A traveler’s journey offers a glimpse into the stark realities of the tourism industry in Burma.


CULTURE
A Tale of Two Temples
Religious restrictions and visa regulations for foreign monks threaten to put an end to the long tradition of Burmese Buddhism in Thailand.

BOOK REVIEW
Love in the Time of War and Empire
What Amitav Ghosh’s novel The Glass Palace lacks in emotional intensity, it makes up for in breadth, covering the story of three generations of families in Burma, Malaya and India, and the historical forces that shaped the colonial era.

Keeping the Pulse of Burmese Airwaves
A new radio station plying the airwaves in Rangoon offers listeners a limited, but significant alternative to state-run broadcasts.


• Intelligence
• News in Brief
• Business