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Barber's Chair

Revenue from Refugees?

By FRANK DOUGLAS
After a stressful meeting in Naypyidaw, a senior Thai government official relaxes in the barber’s chair.

Snippets from Top Secret Talks

By SHWE YOE
“I’ve received a copy of a very confidential CD,” said the barber, as he cut the customer’s hair.

Suu Kyi’s Letter of Thanks to Than Shwe

By THE IRRAWADDY
The barber takes a tongue-in-cheek guess at what Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize winner would write in a letter from Insein prison to Burma’s most ignoble loser.

Long Weekend at Suu’s

By DAVID PAQUETTE
Our Rangoon barber takes time out to interview long-distance swimmer and full-time fantasist John William Yettaw. The verdict: Insein or insane? You decide.

Color Conscious

By JIM ANDREWS
The barber smiled and raised his neatly trimmed eyebrows as he settled his youthful customer in the chair.

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bullet Skin Deep
bullet Beware of the Burmese Dream!
bullet Toward the Union of a Divided Burma
Election Watch

Calls for Dialogue Failing

By KAY LATT
Time is running out for a genuine dialogue before the election, and the regime is moving ahead despite all appeals by democratic groups and ethnic nationalities.

Similarities and Contrasts Between 1990 and 2010: But Will the Fundamentals Change?

By AUNG NAING OO
Before Burma’s 1990 general elections, detractors of the Burmese military regime cried foul against the repressive and restrictive conditions of the polls.

An Alternative Solution to Amend the Constitution

By HTET AUNG
If the Burmese military believes that it deserves the privilege to govern, then it should be brave enough to compete with politicians and political parties within an open and fair parliamentary framework.

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bullet Suu Kyi's Election Year Role Still in Doubt
bullet A Numbers Game
bullet Burma’s Election: Credibility at Stake

Beyond 1988 - Reflections

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.

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bullet Nearly a Nasty Accident
bullet Propaganda on the Mountain
bullet (Mis)-adventures of a Wa Officer
Others

Students Without a University

By SAW YAN NAING / THE IRRAWADDY
Thousands of ethnic children living in temporary shelters and refugee camps in conflict zones lack the chance of receiving a formal education or going to university.

Displaced and Distressed

By PATRICK BOEHLER/ THE IRRAWADDY
It's been a long winter for the thousands of Kachins who have been displaced from their villages due to the ongoing conflict.

Training the Next Generation of Kachin Rebels

By PATRICK BOEHLER / THE IRRAWADDY
Continuing violence between Burmese government troops and Kachin Independence Army in northern Burma has led hundreds of new recruits to join the ethnic rebel militia.

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bullet Rangoon Art Show Provides Arresting Display
bullet Magical Mandalay Still Holds Court for Tourists
bullet Distrust and Displacement on Kachin Frontline


 
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