In Yangon, murmurs of discontent Junta's call on referendum draws criticism from abroad

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The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
05-10-2008
In Yangon, murmurs of discontent Junta's call on referendum draws criticism from abroad
Byline: The New York Times Media Group
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Section: NEWS

YANGON, Myanmar --

The monks are busy now.

One week after a massive cyclone crippled southern Myanmar, killing more than 20,000 people and injuring more than twice that many, the Buddhist monks of Burma are unhappily busy - officiating at funerals, comforting the bereaved, clearing roads with saws and machetes, feeding the poor and welcoming the suddenly homeless into their ...

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