Forum: S'pore, Myanmar junta --March 1, p.6

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S'pore, Myanmar junta --March 1, p.6 

Thank you so much for your straight and revealing article. In the future, I will never go to Singapore again with the same feeling I had for the country in the past. Your article should be reprinted and distributed among Democracy Loving Citizens of the World.
SUSAN WYNN
London

Singapore to the Burmese Military Junta is like Swiss Bank to Nazi Germans. They don't care whether the gold, the paintings and others came from a legal source or not as long as they get a cut they will do the service for them.

How can anyone explain this when if one is caught with a few kilos of narcotics drugs it's certain that one will have to face the gallows -- but if you've enriched yourselves with drug money, production, trafficking and the lot -- no problem - the City State will invest it for you.

Is there any reason for Singapore to be complaining about what kind of regime we have in Burma? They made a few unconvincing pleas when the U.S. Treasury was cracking down on some of the accounts.
TETTOE AUNG
Sydney

Weapons of the weak -- March 2, p. 5

Insightful! An interpretation on reality that I had forgotten since leaving required military service more than 50 years ago. Thanks Simon! Next time some petty bureaucrat tries to ATM me, I'll try one of these weapons.
RICHARD E. HARTMAN
Bandung

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A Burmese from the U.S. (not verified) — Sun, 03/09/2008 - 12:17pm

Dear Editor,
If I may add to the article, Singapore banks allowed SPDC members and businessmen closely associated with SPDC (such as Sitt Thway Aung and Sitt Taing Aung brothers, Tay Za) to withdraw their money in advance to the sanctions. Still Singapore banks(DBS, OCBC, and UOB) allowed transactions to and from accounts of SPDC members and their cronies. Proving the fact that Singapore is the unofficial banker to SPDC regime, the military regime allowed businesses to open Singapore Dollar accounts. Even though the official from Singapore Embassy in Jakarta refuted the plain facts and said that the trade with Myanmar is negligible amount, he failed to mention that the financial services provided to Myanmar regime is far greater than negligible amount. Without support from Singapore's banking system, the administration in Naypyidaw will defunct sooner. We, Burmese, are not blaming Singapore squarely as the sole supporter but it shares a great responsibility. Along with China, Thailand, Russia, and India, Singapore government keeps a blind eye to the problems in Myanmar. It's time for Singapore to come out with a clean hand.

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