Aug, 2003 - Volume 11 No.7

Inside This Issue


Remembering 8.8.88
Concerned About Tourism

Flying High
There’s confidence in the air over Burma as a new airline prepares to take off.


Waiting for an Industrial Revolution
Industry in Burma lags well behind that of its neighbors largely because of double standards, military meddling, and now, stiffer US economic sanctions.

Burma’s Muslims: Caught in the Crossfire
Burma’s Muslims are gaining the attention of Western observers.


The Hmong Problem in Laos
Continuing outside exploitation and the recent muzzling of the press spell bad news for the Hmong’s fading insurgency.

The Axis of the Republican Right
Hun Sen overcame all challengers in Cambodia’s elections in July, including a bid in Washington to unseat him.


Road Map to Nowhere
Returning to past tactics, the junta has announced a plan for Burma’s future.


CULTURE
Pioneers of Burmese Cartooning
During the popular struggle against the British and civil war, two cartoonists entertained and provoked Burmese audiences with their fiesty sketches.

BOOK REVIEW
The March of Folly
A Burma scholar traverses the history of Burma’s armed forces, its reasons for expansion and the complications facing the country’s most dominant institution.

THE BACK PAGE
The Back Page
Cows will be spared if the tiger takes pity.(A Burmese proverb)


Burma’s Emperors: Wearing New Clothes
Burma’s cabinet reshuffle brought in loyal young blood and consolidated power among the top generals. A sign of change? Or just the same old song and dance?


• Intelligence
• News in Brief
• Business