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Asiaweek-A Tale of Two Countries
- Subject: Asiaweek-A Tale of Two Countries
- From: RangoonPost@xxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 21:32:00
Subject: Re: Asiaweek-A Tale of Two Countries
Did you read the entire article. Is the internet so cheap in Tokyo now
that so many of you people with a limited view can log on now??
In a message dated 11/9/99 11:56:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
hlaing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< Asiaweek
NOVEMBER 12, 1999 VOL. 25 NO. 45
A Tale of Two Countries
Our correspondent goes on assignment to ASEAN's No. 1 pariah - and discovers
that nothing is quite as it seems
By ROGER MITTON
I taxi from Yangon's Traders Hotel to the National League for Democracy
headquarters to arrange an interview with Aung San Suu Kyi. It is the start
of my fourth trip to Myanmar in 18 months. When I arrive, one of the party's
daily meetings is under way and the crowded room is hot and sticky.
Vice-chairman Tin Oo pumps my hand and gestures at all the supporters. "You
can see we are still operating," he says. The interview tentatively
arranged, I go outside and wait to be swooped on by military intelligence
officers. I >>