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Subject: LS: Japan funds dam turbines in Burma
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From:The Nation: April-26, 2001
IN BRIEF: Japan gives Bt1.3bn in aid to Burma: report
JAPAN has quietly approved the largest aid package to Burma since its
ruling generals cracked down on pro-democracy demonstrations in 1988, the
International Herald Tribune said yesterday.
The move was Japan's way of showing support for the ongoing secret talks
between opposition leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and Rangoon's military
government, the world daily newspaper said in an exclusive report from Hong
Kong on its website.
The move has broken a longstanding de-facto ban on bilateral international
assistance to Burma.
Sources familiar with progress of the UN-brokered talks in Rangoon said the
grant, which sets aside 3.5-billion yen (Bt1.3 billion) for reconstruction
of turbines in a hydropower dam, is intended to serve as a tangible reward
to the junta for establishing the dialogue, the report said.
"You can do positive re-enforcement for the discussions with a pat on the
back, kind words or a dam," the report quoted someone familiar with the
deal as saying. "The Japanese decided to do it with this dam."
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