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SPDDC [ State Pesos and Dollar Deve



Subject: SPDDC [ State Pesos and Dollar Development Council

New Name for SPDC = SPDDC
1/3/00
>From Editor's Desk

BSPP has become SLORC after the 1988 uprising. After attempting to convince the people and the international community in vain that the military regime restored law and order, the name was changed to State Peace and Development Council. The regime's responsibility is now to bring peace and development in Burma. 

But recently some telecommunications upgrades were made and the regime that desperately needs hard currency prescribed a law for the telecommunication customers to pay American dollars for the bills. Even for sending parcels and packages abroad, the regime is now charging American dollars. The regime has been quite a critique of the American Administration for their policy toward Burma. Why is the regime prescribing American dollars for the telecommunications and mail services? One obvious reason that the regime is broke and desperately needs US currencies. Another fact is the regime has admitted that the regime has no trust in its own currency any more. The Kyat is now useless. That is what the regime's actions are saying. 

On red billboards in Rangoon one can see the big large letters written and critizing the West and America. Subconsciously the regime itself is transforming the country into an American colony.

Thus, SPDC should be changed to SPDDC [State Pesos and Dollar Development Council].