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Why Heineken invests 30 million dol (r)



Subject: Re: Why Heineken invests 30 million dollar in Burma

the BCN received the following reply on our info on Heineken

>Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 23:49:32 EDT
>From: QNNQ47A@xxxxxxxxxxx (U ZAW ZAW AUNG NA)
>To: BCN@xxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Why Heineken invests 30 million dollar in Burma
>X-UIDL: 801391598.002
>
>IF THE DUTCH DO INDEED CONSENT TO GOING INTO BREWING IN BURMA, THIS 
>IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD TOWARDS REALIZING DEMOCRACY.
>IN THE MID-1980'S, HEINEKEN HAD A SUCCESSFUL JOINT VENTURE WITH OB IN 
>KOREA... AND IN A FEW SHORT YEARS, (1988) TRUE DEMOCRACY WAS FINALLY 
>REALIZED, FOLLOWED BY EVEN MORE LEGITIMATE ELECTIONS IN YEARS TO COME 
>(1993).
>  I HATE TO SEE PEOPLE PISSING THEIR MONEY AWAY ON TIGER BEER (A 
>SINGAPOREAN CO.) 
>  WHEREVER HEINEKEN GOES, DEMOCRACY SOON FOLLOWS.  LET THIS BE A 
>LEGACY OF DUTCH FOREIGN POLICY.
>
>
>
Het Burma Centrum Nederland is een onafhankelijke stichting die zich tot 
doel stelt de Nederlandse samenleving te informeren over de ontwikkelingen 
in Burma. Daarnaast initieert en co-ordineert het aktiviteiten die 
democratisering en duurzame ontwikkeling in Burma bevorderen. Het centrum 
geeft een positieve bijdrage aan een constructieve dialoog tussen de diverse 
groeperingen in Burma.