| All Drawings by Bilash Rai |
Times have been a bit tough recently for Burma's chief censor, Major Tint Swe. Pesky scribes have seemed to be turning more defiant than ever, refusing to sign so-called assertion letters, which state that they will abide by the guidelines set by the euphemistically named Burmese Press Scrutiny and Registration Department. Clearly failing at his job, the upstanding Swe promptly handed in his resignation. But the junta works in mysterious ways, and the honourable information minister would not accept the resignation.