Remember the Burmese wedding video that shocked the world?
Dazzling images of pearls, flowers, golden cloth, and glittering jewels are not normally associated with Burma, where ordinary people are among the poorest in the world.
The money spent on this senseless spectacle might have saved the lives of HIV/AIDS patients dying in the thousands because of the regime’s ignorance and denial.
Irrawaddy magazine editorial
But these were clearly on display in a video clip released on the Internet of wedding festivities thrown by one of the country´s top generals, Than Shwe, for his daughter.
The 10-minute clip shows bride Thandar Shwe covered in pearls and diamonds during a lavish July ceremony at the Zeyathiri government guesthouse in Rangoon, the former state capital. Read the rest of the RFA English Web story…
Well, it seems that someone is going to carry the can, according to a story on RFA’s Burmese Web site. Two people are to stand trial, although I won’t know more without a translation of the Burmese broadcast. If you understand Burmese and have the right fonts, you can read it here.
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