December, 2010 - Vol.18, No.12
Those Shadowy Advance Votes
Allegations of rampant cheating during Burma's first election in two decades cast doubts over the country's prospects for change. HTET AUNG reports.
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The Mechanics of Manipulation
Election observer B.D. PRAKASH describes some of the goings-on that helped to ensure an electoral landslide by the junta-backed USDP.
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‘Hope is the Desire to Try’
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to The Irrawaddy about her release from house arrest and her views on the way forward.
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Nuclear Fallout
Robert E. Kelley, the former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, discusses his report on Burma’s alleged nuclear weapons program.
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Asean and the Lady
Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s neighbors need to reach out to each other, writes veteran Thai journalist KAVI CHONGKITTAVORN.
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PORTRAITS FROM EXILE
Renowned portrait photographer PLATON travels to the Thai-Burmese border to reveal a world of pain, pride and survival.
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Beginning of the End of Peace?
SAW YAN NAING reports on the situation along Burma’s borders, where ethnic militias brace for renewed conflict with country's central government.
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Suu Kyi’s Next Move
Burma’s pro-democracy leader returns to the political stage at a crucial time for her party, writes AUNG ZAW.
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