BURMA OUT!! (r)

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According to the Washington DC Singapore Embassy, writing to the editors
of The Nation magazine, in response to an article called "Singapore's
Blood Money" (Oct. 97) by Leslie Kean and Dennis Bernstein, the Myanmar
Fund was liquidated.

One should not conclude that the Singapore ties to Burma's drug lords have
been liquidated, but the Myanmar Fund (in which Singapore's Government
Investment Corporation chaired by Lee Kwan Yew held a major stake) is no
longer the vehicle.

Recall that Singapore has become the largest investor in Burma, and that,
according to then State Dept. Counternarcotics chief Robert Gelbard (with
Madeleine Albright at his side) "over half of Singapore's investment in
Burma is tied to the family of narco-trafficker Lo Hsing Han."

LD

On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Roger Bunn wrote:

> Would someone like to enlighten us further?
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> thanks
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> Incoming :
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> Morgan Guaranty & Trust is the custodian for investment 
> going form Singapore to drug dealers in Burma through the 
> Myanmar Fund which is connected to Asia World which is 
> also connected to UNOCAL.  Laundering drug money from 
> the SLORC to Singapore where they hang young women for
> possession of tiny amounts.
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> Follow the appreciations of John Pilger, the Dalai Lama,
> Dennis Skinner MP, Tony Benn MP, parliamentarians, 
> sportspersons, musicians and numerous others.  
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>  Support a REAL war on drugs : Sydney 2000 : Burma Out!
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