Cry my beloved country again ; The River of Lost Footsteps By Thant Myint-U FABER [pound]20 (360pp)

The Independent - London | February 23, 2007| | Copyright

The 12 January this year was a black day for the Burmese democracy movement. A draft resolution calling for the implementation of reforms in Burma (Myanmar), sponsored by the US and Britain, was blocked in the UN Security Council by China and Russia, using their vetoes. A week later, Burma's state-run media reported that the ruling military junta had acted "considerately" toward the movement's iconic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, by not jailing her for the remainder of her days. Her crime? She had neither repatriated moneys accruing to her from her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize and other awards, nor ...

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