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New Straits Times=20
Friday, December 24 5:42 PM SGT=20
Keeping boredom at bay
SHOPKEEPERS, most of them jewellers, play chess outside their shops =
deserted by customers in the Indian district of Yangon.=20
Myanmar has suffered a sharp drop in foreign direct investment due to =
the Asian financial crisis but has taken measures to keep its sluggish =
economy ticking over.=20


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