One area of the economy where Cyclone Nargis caused prices to drop... RANGOON — "THEY?re known fancifully as nya-hmwe-pan, or ?fragrant flowers of the night,? although the reality of after-dark life for Rangoon?s increasing number of prostitutes isn?t so romantic. The number of ?fragrant flowers? walking the streets and working the bars of Burma?s major city has reportedly soared since Cyclone Nargis ripped into the Irrawaddy delta and tore families apart. The arrival of desperate young women ready to trade their bodies for the equivalent of two or three dollars has depressed Rangoon prices still further, and the new girls on the block face not only police harassment but the hostility of the ?old timers.? One afternoon in central Rangoon, I went hunting for an interview subject in one of the city?s main thoroughfares, Bogyoke Aung San Street. I didn?t have far to look..."