 Tycoon Turf
While Burma’s military rulers preside over one of Southeast Asia’s most impoverished nations, a coterie of well-connected businessmen have built vast financial empires. Aung Zaw profiles Burma’s ten leading business tycoons.
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 Leading Ladies
The Burmese junta has offered little in the way of prominent leadership roles for women, but Shah Paung reveals that women have for centuries played vital roles in Burma’s national and political life.
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 Burma’s Killing Fields
Landmines pose a threat to daily life in Burma’s volatile border regions. Yeni explores the situation in Karenni State, Burma, and looks at efforts by NGOs and others to eradicate landmines and provide assistance to victims.
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 The Cuckoo’s Song
Independent media agencies and publications are thriving among Burmese ethnic communities in exile. Louis Reh discusses the variety of news sources available and their efforts to preserve press freedoms.
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 Turbulence Ahead
Burma’s HIV/AIDS problem threatens to reach epidemic proportions in coming years, a situation made more serious with Global Fund’s withdrawal from the country. Bruce Kent examines the potential consequences of the pullout.
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CULTURE
 Lights, Camera—But Where’s the Action?
Burmese filmmakers achieve moderate domestic success, despite limited budgets and strict censorship. Toby Hudson looks at Burma’s foray into international film festivals and what it might mean for the future of Burmese film.
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BOOK REVIEW
 On the Trail of a Killer
Bertil Lintner reviews The Lost Executioner, author Nic Dunlop’s chronicle of his search for the ruthless former commandant of a Khmer Rouge death camp.
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