 Edging Towards Disaster
Burma has taken the first step to tackling its deepening AIDS epidemic: admitting the problem exists. But it has a long way to go to bring the problem under control.
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 Lifting Rice Controls: More Questions Than Answers
Burma’s new rice trading policy change is a step in the right direction but several questions remain unanswered.
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 Burmese Whispers
The war in Iraq once again has the Burmese chattering classes speculating about outside intervention. But as in 1988, more pressing geo-political concerns serve as a distraction from the country’s internal misery.
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CULTURE
 Ethnic Entertainers Make the Scene
Burma’s ethnic diversity hasn’t translated into equal representation in the entertainment industry, but young ethnic stars are gradually rising above the prejudice held by the Burman majority.
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BOOK REVIEW
 Capturing Life in Yunnan
The last gasp of old traditions or the beginning of something new? Jim Goodman writes about progress and the ethnic minorities of China’s Yunnan Province.
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THE BACK PAGE
 The Back Page
When you don't dance well, you blame it on the flute and the drum.(A Burmese proverb)
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