Tuesday, January 8, 2008

SPDC : Irrational goverment

Minister Mentor Mr Lee Kuan Yew has criticised SPDC, saying decisions such as the building of a new capital from scratch were irrational. "I mean (building a) new capital from ground zero, what I ask myself, what rational government would do this," Lee, was quoted as saying by the Straits Times.

The military rulers were "people with very fixated minds - quite convinced that they will have the natural resources to weather any sanctions."

The members of ASEAN who could influence them will be Thailand, and beyond (that) China and India. The rest of us -- we are a kind of background muzak,"(at dinner hosted by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies on Monday 07-01-08)

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