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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

Burma Farmers Fear Land Act

By JOSEPH ALLCHIN / THE IRRAWADDY
While Naypyidaw appears committed to a market-oriented economy, farmers fear that a new Land Act will cede control over the agriculture sector to government.

The Main Issue is Survival

By AUNG THET WINE/ THE IRRAWADDY
Young girls continue to flock to Rangoon to escape hardship at home and support their families, with many ending up as sex workers in the cities multitude of massage parlors and karaoke bars.

A Monk on a Political Mission of Mercy

By BJ STUART / THE IRRAWADDY
U Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 Saffron Revolution, recalls his time in prison for peacefully protesting the economic hardships imposed on Burma's people by their rulers.

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bullet ‘Reforms’ in Burma Offer Little Hope to Refugees
bullet The Last Night in the Cell
bullet The Monk Who Brings Peace to the Suffering


 
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