Western leaders have turned away from the troubles of one of the world’s most repressed countries as global recession has gripped the headlines. The world must not be allowed to forget.
More than a year ago, the promise of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s election victory of 1990 seemed soon to be fulfilled. Burma’s streets thronged with monks protesting against the junta’s [...]
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Burma: The faded saffron dream
Posted in Burma, International, Politics and News, Southeast Asia, tagged ASEAN, Aung San Suu Kyi, Buddhist monks, Burma, China, democracy, demonstration, International politics, isolation, Junta, military rule, monks, Myanmar, National League for Democracy, news, NLD, Politics, protest, Rangoon, Southeast Asia, thailand, Than Shwe on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
