I thought this was telling... Quote: |
"Myanmar needs about $11 billion. The pledging amounted to over $150 million, less than the $201 million mentioned by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as emergency aid," it [the government] said, adding a thinly veiled swipe at arch-enemy the United States.
| Bamboo huts for the workers are cheap, but opulent mountain fortresses for the ruling elites cost money, you know. The UN needs to pony up.
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