| Editorial_April 2006 |
 ‘People Power’ Thai Style Thailand’s current political turmoil is sometimes dubbed “people power.” But, as Bruce Kent says, street demonstrations to remove Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra differ from previous Philippine campaigns. |
 Where It All Began Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is loved in his hometown in northern Thailand, Sai Silp finds, despite huge demonstrations in Bangkok to remove him. |
 Thailand’s Other Conflict A high level of violence continues in Thailand’s troubled South, though there is no evidence of any foreign link to militant, minority Muslims there, Bertil Lintner reports. |
 Media Heroine Speaks—Freely Thai media activist Supinya Klangnarong talks to The Irrawaddy’s Dan Smith after winning a landmark court case in Bangkok in which she was sued by mighty telecom conglomerate Shin Corp. |
 Blacked Out Censorship of Burma’s media is still going strong, says Aung Zaw, including a delay in coverage of the country’s first bird flu outbreak in February. |
 Kyaw Hsan: Friend or Enemy of the Press? Burmese Information Minister keeps the lid on Burma’s media, Yeni writes, thought some think some relaxation of censorship is around the corner. |
 India’s Balancing Act Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam has to be careful what he says during a visit to Burma, Subir Bhaumik writes, because bilateral relations are warming, despite the fact that India is a full democracy and Burma is a military dictatorship. |
 Access Denied A Thai opium crop substitute program in Burma’s Shan State faces problems because of political changes in Rangoon. Michael Black and Roland Fields report. |
 A Hostage to History A school on Thailand’s border with Burma’s Shan State serving several ethnic groups has an unusual history—it was partly built with drug money, writes David Scott Mathieson. |
 The Politics of Representation Blood relations between Thais and Burma’s ethnic Shan are warm, says Ampika Jirat, particularly centering on Shan State Army-South commander Col Yawd Serk, but some suspicions linger on. |
 A Karen Songbird’s Cry for Freedom The sad story of a Burmese Karen music teacher, “Ajarn” Ayu, who is having a problem obtaining travel documents to lead her student choir at a festival China is documented by Shah Paung. |
 The Divisions Within Bertil Lintner reviews a book on ethnic divisions in Southeast Asia, edited by Kusuma Snitwongse. The book comprises chapters from different Southeast Asian countries by indigenous academics. |
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