Deeper into the mire

Article Abstract:

Burma' economic problems are caused by high inflation, few foreign exchange reserves and little foreign investment. Monsoon floods have compounded the problems because the rice fields in southern Burma have been destroyed and in upper Burma sesame and ground-nut crops have been ruined. Inflation is running at an estimated 40% and food prices, already higher than ever before, are likely to increase further. Burmese people cannot afford much meat or fish and are spending 15.5% of their income on rice, compared to 9.8% in 1987. The tourist trade has been affected by the economic problems.

National Income & Expenditure, Rice, Rice Farming, Economic aspects, Monsoons

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Holding fire

Article Abstract:

Recent clashes between police and students from the Rangoon Institute of Technology have been handled in a much more controlled way than the conflicts that broke out in 1988. In the recent incidents, both students and police seemed prepared to retreat, and there are now more students who simply want to protect their rights, rather than taking direct political action. However, some observers still believe that Burma's internal political situation remains extremely sensitive.

Management, Political activity, Students, Political aspects, Demonstrations

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Road of Death

Article Abstract:

Hmong Muang Kasi tribesman in Laos have allegedly carried out ambushes and killings on the road between Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng. A western diplomat in Vientiane, Laos, reports that expatriates are being advised to fly rather than go by road. Thailand had been giving the Hmong secret support, but towards the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, official Thai and Laos relations improved and the Thais stopped helping the Hmong.

Social aspects, Crime, Roads, Hmong (Asian people), Hmong, Laos

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