Bangkok Post: Farce of the Burma vote – Editorial

1 September 2010, 1:32 pm

There can be no more cynical regime in Southeast Asia than that of Burma’s military junta. The generals and colonels who have controlled that poor country since 1962 have looted the economy, mistreated citizens and made Burma a worldwide synonym for tyranny.It is going to be difficult to top their current cynical move. The generals [...]... Read More »

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