Different Views of Darkness By LINN THANT A former political prisoner who spent time behind bars with members of Burma's purged Military Intelligence unit looks at the different approach to prison life taken by political activists and former junta hardliners.
The Story of a Stethoscope By AUNG NAING OO Dr. Salai Pa Cin, a Chin doctor and pro-democracy activist, arrived at Three Pagodas Pass near the Thai border with Burma in October 1989. Like most of his fellow democracy campaigners, he left the country
War Among Brethren By AUNG NAING OO Friends and family members often find themselves on opposite sides of Burma's many conflicts, fighting each other for reasons many barely understand.
Nearly a Nasty Accident By AUNG NAING OO Tinkering with a defective rocket launcher in a Wa military camp can be a very risky pursuit.
Propaganda on the Mountain By AUNG NAING OO During my stay with the Wa army, I had the chance to weigh up the various dishes of propaganda I had been fed. And I found they tasted the same.
(Mis)-adventures of a Wa Officer By AUNG NAING OO Min Htoo, an army officer who rarely wore a uniform, recounts some of the more amusing and harrowing episodes of his career.
Encounter with a Head-hunter (Retired) By AUNG NAING OO A Wa officer relates how the gruesome practice of chopping off travelers' heads to appease the gods began.
