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Burma Govt denies president’s role in 88 crackdown
Government spokesman and newly-appointed Information Minister Ye Htut has rejected allegations that Burmese President Thein Sein played a significant role in the violent dismantling of nationwide protests in 1988.
Suu Kyi target of ‘sexual slurs’ from govt
Burmese rulers vent dislike of opposition leader through frequent use of sexual innuendo and disparagement, according to leaked US cable
Save the Children employee trafficked children: cable
Wikileak cable reveals that child protection NGO employee was engaged in human trafficking, including of minors, to fight for the UWSA
Cable shows close China ties to Burmese exiles
Exiled politicians made regular trips to China to offer advice to officials on developments inside Burma, according to leaked US cable
Nargis naval stand off?
Cable reveals US source claimed a senior general believed Russian navy was to send war-ships to confront US vessels in the Bay of Bengal after cyclone Nargis and tried to…