The Guardian (UK): Before the gold rush: Burma braces for march of the multinationals – Jason Burke

31 January 2012, 12:34 pm

As foreign investors get ready to strike it rich once sanctions are lifted, Rangoon’s poorest fear they will lose out again In the single street of Rangoon’s crowded Bothun San neighbourhood, attention is focused on the daily afternoon lottery. Hugely popular among the near-destitute labourers and their families, and played between neighbours on the flattened [...]... Read More »

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