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Asiaweek-A Tale of Two Countries



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  >>