"Very little is known about Myanmar’s paramount leader, Senior General Than Shwe.
Than Shwe on Armed Forces Day Myanmar’s capital of Naypyidaw on March 27.
A reclusive hardliner who often refuses to speak with Western leaders, he has presided over Myanmar’s disintegration into one of Asia’s most dysfunctional economies and a nation plagued by human rights abuses, including the use of forced labor to enrich the military and its allies, according to human rights groups around the world. His hatred of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi , Myanmar’s leading opposition figure, is said to be so intense that he will not allow her name to be spoken in his presence. " from full article here: wsj article
When will world leaders actually stand up for something and make it happen? Why doesn't the U.N. just FLOOD Burma with people laden with good things- send a couple hundred thousand volunteers in with food, music, blankets, medicines books, etc.
Micro and Macro
The release of Aung Sun Suu Kyi: Here