ALP: ‘Rebels duped by a ceasefire’

What beckons for Burma in 2012?
Following British Foreign Secretary William Hague’s visit to Burma last week, speculation is centering on the possibility that 2012 could be the year in which European Bertil Lintner: On Kim Jong Il’s passing
Footage of thousands of North Korean’s hysterically mourning the death of Kim Jong Il has now gone viral, suggesting that the passing of one of the Than Nwe, NHRC: ‘Educating on rights’
Burma’s first National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) began work in October, and has since become the focal point of aggrieved Burmese who use the body to James Mackay: ‘Power through a lens’
Photographer James Mackay has won numerous awards for his work documenting human rights abuses and corruptions of power in Burma, none more so than his project Espen Barth Eide: ‘Norway is optimistic’
When Norway’s deputy foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, returned from a visit to Burma this month, he told the Financial Times that he “almost left the country Zarganar: ‘Use my life as a deposit’
Popular Burmese comedian Zarganar was among the first to be released from prison yesterday, but despite the joy of his supporters, he has remained highly critical James C Scott: ‘Making a pact with the army’
James C Scott’s seminal work on the upland people of Zomia, a region stretching from northern Burma to northern Vietnam and encompassing areas of China, Thailand Zaw Oo: ‘Difficult road to economic reform’
Zaw Oo is a longtime commentator on Burma and is Director of Community Development and Civic Empowerment Program at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He is also Dr Zarni: The death of intellectual sympathy
Dr Maung Zarni is a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is also an activist, commentator and writer, having founded the Free Burma Coalition in David Manne: ‘protect people and borders’
Lawyer David Manne has recently taken the Australian government to court over its plan to send detained asylum seekers who arrive by boat in Australia to

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