Inked over, blotted, ripped out...
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Inked over, blotted, ripped out...


By Sai Lu MAY, 1998 - VOLUME 6 NO.3


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But business periodicals are asked to avoid publishing articles critical of the junta’s economic mismanagement. So, even business magazines cannot escape from heavy-handed censorship laws. As the generals practice information blackout in the country, Burmese people say they have little idea of what’s going o­n in other provinces.

“We don’t even know the nature of the government. . . I have no idea who is running the country,” o­ne Mandalay-resident joked.

[This article was written by Sai Lu. Sources: The Nation, Bangkok Post]



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