Tag: Naypyidaw
Fit for a king
by Daniel Pedersen on Jul.17, 2010, under Burma reportage
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Naypyidaw, BurmaJuly 16, 2010
These photographs were taken in and around SPDC chief Than Shwe’s new palatial residence in the military capital Naypidaw. As you can see by the newly-laid turf, the final trimmings have only just been added.
He could not, of course, risk building such a mansion in Rangoon, in fear of the outrage and protests it would inevitably provoke. But ordinary people won’t see the Naypidaw home, because they don’t live there, and aren’t welcome there. Rangoon remains the commercial capital of the country, while Naypidaw is the military and administrative boffins’ hideaway. Well, we got hold of the photos and here they are. Said Karen National Union Vice President David Thackrabaw: ‘See, negotiation is useless.’
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