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The Faces of Burma 2005
By The Irrawaddy
DECEMBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.12
(Page 13 of 13)
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Tay Za’s tycoon status has not only financed his lavish lifestyle, but it has given him easy access to the top echelons of power.
Yin Yin Khine [Athlete]Burma’s 400-meter track star recovered from an injury she sustained at last year’s Southeast Asian Games to win gold at the 2005 event in the Philippines. It was Burma’s fourth gold medal at the games.
Two years ago, Yin Yin Khine won two gold medals at the 2003 Asian track and field championships.
Soe Myat Min [Athlete]Although Burma’s national football team is currently performing below form, its captain, Soe Myat Min, 23, enjoys huge popularity at home and wide recognition on the region’s playing fields. In the Tiger Cup contest in Malaysia this year, he was named most popular player, after winning 43.7 percent of the votes cast in an internet poll. In 2002, Soe Myat Min, who is from Rangoon’s Hmaw Be Township, was singled out as Burma’s best footballer by the Myanmar [Burma] National Olympic Council.
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