re Asia times pro Slorc propoganda

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Subject: Re: re Asia times pro Slorc propoganda

Sources say that Steven Brookes is an American in his thirties with Asia 
Times for the past six months and that the story does not reflect the 
editorial policy of Asia Times though the owner may be pushing 
progovernment line to expand presence there. The source does not know 
where Steven Brookes comes from or what journalistic work he did before 
getting Asia Times byline.




re Headline: WHAT THE YEAR 1358 HAS IN STORE FOR MYANMAR
Keywords: Myanmar, Asia Times, 
Date: April 17, 1996
Source: From: brelief@xxxxxxx (Ken and Visakha Kawasaki)

UVI.net reproduces the following article to show the type of propoganda 
and disinformation permitted and encouraged by Slorc-based journalists 
seeking favor with the Rangoon military regime at the cost of truth and 
verity  discounting in vain as it attempts to discredit the rising 
popularity of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the her popular party, the NLD. 

> Stephen Brookes (Asia Times correspondent based in Yangon)
> 
> As Myanmar dries out from the water festival that ushered in
> the new year today it's perhaps an opportune time to assess the
> state of the nation and offer a few predictions about what the
> new year - 1358, in the tradition al Myanmar calendar - may hold in store.
> 
> Despite persistent weaknesses in the economy, even its critics
> admit that Myanmar is entering the new year on a strong
> footing. The country is riding on a wave of political stability
> and sustained economic growth that it hasn't known in
> decades and which shows no signs of abating....
>