| Editorial_June 2005 |
 Redesigning History Burma’s commercialization of its Pagan ruins is compared by Harry Priestley with the way Luang Prabang in Laos is meeting its responsibilities as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
 Tycoon Te Za: Well-Connected, and Well-Heeled The route to riches followed by the controversial Burmese tycoon Te Za is described in an in-depth profile by Aung Zaw that also gives an insight into how big business works in Burma. |
 Thailand Under Threat The recurrence of a rare virus in Thailand could signal the start of an epidemic if plans to dam the Salween river in Burma go ahead, warns Withaya Huanok, a doctor and epidemiologist. |
 Sleeping on the Job Clive Parker takes a close look at the effectiveness of security measures taken after the Rangoon bombings and concludes that the capital is wide open for further attack. |
 Art in Exile Jim Andrews discovers one of Southeast Asia’s finest collections of contemporary Burmese art in Chiang Mai and interviews the owner, Lashio-born Mar Mar. |
 A Risky Farewell to Arms Attempts by the Burmese regime to disarm ethnic rebel groups could misfire, suggests Kyaw Zwa Moe in an assessment of Rangoon’s ceasefire policy. |
 In the Name of Mandalay A Burmese temple in the Thai market town Mae Sariang is visited by Yeni, who admires a rare Mandalay Buddha figure brought to the area by a servant of King Thibaw in the late 19th century. |
 Dead and Buried? Reviewer Bertil Lintner discusses a new book on the Khmer Rouge excesses and agrees with its authors that those behind the genocide may never be brought to justice. |
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