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Editorials

Courage and Cowardice in the Courtroom

Two recent court cases reveal that Burma's judges are still beholden to their masters.

The President's Speech

Words and goodwill will take Thein Sein only so far in his efforts to reform Burma.

Burma’s Trust Deficit

More than elections, ceasefire agreements and foreign investment, Burma needs an honest reckoning of past mistakes to restore the trust that has been broken by five decades of military rule.

Burma’s Much-Awaited News Finally Arrives

Many of Burma’s most prominent political prisoners have finally been released and President Thein Sein deserves credit for making that happen, but the hard work of reform has just begun.

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bullet A Cruel Clemency
bullet Human Rights in Burma: No Excuse for Delay
bullet Time for Thein Sein to Prove the Skeptics Wrong
bullet Making it Legal
bullet Burma's Forgotten Farmers
Commentaries

Sizing Up an Icon

By NEIL LAWRENCE
Will Aung San Suu Kyi measure up to her larger-than-life stature after next month's election?

Fighting Corruption Begins at Home

By KYAW ZWA MOE
Burmese officials should disclose their sources of wealth if they're serious about fighting graft.

Future of Exiled Burmese Media

By AUNG ZAW
As international businesses and donors clamor to move inside Burma it is easy to forget the crucial role the exiled media still has to play in championing reform.

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bullet How Much Freedom Does Burmese Media Enjoy?
bullet Five Days in Burma
bullet Turning Burma into Next Asian Tiger No Simple Task
Contributors

Making Sure Burma Doesn't Go Dutch

By SEAN TURNELL
Burma's energy exports could drive up the value of the kyat—and ruin the prospects of developing other sectors—unless plans to float the currency are accompanied by other measures.

Corruption Scandal in Burma: The Canadian Connection

By TIN MAUNG HTOO
Amid reports of massive corruption in Burma's Ministry of Mines, a Canadian mining company's shady dealings in the country bear re-examination.

bullet Helping Education to Keep Pace with Reform
bullet Resolving Ethnic Conflicts in Burma—Ceasefires to Sustainable Peace
bullet How the Game Was Lost
bullet Karens at the Crossroads
bullet Building Country Ownership in Burma





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