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Singapore and Burma: Such Good Friends

Singapore and Burma: Such Good Friends

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Oct 10, 2007
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When protesters dared to show up in Singapore’s Istana Park earlier this week to protest Burma’s crackdown, authorities promptly arrested them, a reminder that Singapore isn’t just skilled at mandatory executions of drug traffickers, running an excellent airport and selling cameras to tourists. It also does a very useful trade keeping Burma’s military r…

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