 Malaysia Malaise
Burmese illegal migrants struggle with Malaysian exploitation and bureaucracy in their quest for a better life. "Living here is terrible. But I don't want to go back to my country," a humble laborer tells Kyaw Zwa Moe.
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 Lion City Lament
Burmese white-collar professionals flock to booming Singapore, where they find their skills are in high demand and draw large salaries, but most long to work in their own country and make life better for all Burmese, writes Kyaw Zwa Moe.
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 A House Divided
Ideological infighting, troop defections and unsanctioned peace agreements with the Burmese regime have left many wondering about the fate of the Karen National Union, Burma's oldest ethnic opposition group. Shah Paung explores the divisions.
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 Rethinking KNU Principles
Analyst Aung Naing Oo looks at the KNU's four guiding principles and asks if the time has come to chart a new course to ensure unity and greater flexibility on cease-fire talks with the junta.
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CULTURE
 An Unfinished Painting
"I thanked the military man who arrested me," says performance artist Htein Lin. "I did over 1,000 paintings in jail." Released after six years, the former political activist is now one of Burma's most original artists, who fights thought control with performances in galleries and on Rangoon streets, writes Ampika Jirat.
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BOOK REVIEW
 A Shan Kaleidoscope
A beautiful book of photographs of Shan culture, arts and crafts highlights the history of craftsmanship and creativity in dress, textiles, weaving, embroidery, lacquer ware, Shan tattoos and Buddha images, writes Bertil Lintner.
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