Myanmars Charm Offensive
Four of Myanmar President Thein Seins nine advisors recently visited Aceh to observe the political reforms taking hold in the once conflict-ridden Indonesian province. In an exclusive interview with Tempo, they said that Thein Seins promise to opposition leader Suu Kyi were a series of initial steps that would see sweeping reforms eventually taking hold in the country.
October 5, 2011
THEIN Sein managed to raise more than a few eyebrows when he suspended a US$3.6 billion Myitsone dam project on the Irrawaddy River, following cries from the pro-democracy movement. Critics have accused the president of taking this stepand others immediately preceding itto strengthen the position of the diplomatically isolated country, in the run-up to ASEAN's chairmanship decision this November.
In an exclusive interview with Tempo, four of the pr
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