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Monday, September 24, 2007

Protest In Burma

Finally things might be turning around in the country. Thousands and thousands of Buddhist monks has led a peaceful protest against the current government in Burma. This is the biggest protest since about 18 years ago when there was a student protest. It was very ugly. A lot of protesters were killed or jailed. It is very hard for the government to interfere with the monks since Burma is a very religious country and monks are the most well respected members in the country. Hopefully more people will follow the monk lead and join the protest because the military government have to go. It has been too long and country has sunk in every level badly in the last decade. An ordinary person makes about 10-15 dollars a month and we have Mercedes and BMW on the street every where. The gap in the low class and high class is unreal. A pound of chicken costs about 2 dollars in Burma now. With 10 dollars a month, that is 20% of the monthly wage. Its just unreal. I heard a lot of celebrities have joined in. I really hope people don't get hurt because I think if the protest keep getting bigger, they might use the military an open fire
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