Street clashes across Burma as protests grow over series of power cuts

scotsman.com

Friday 25 May 2012

PROTESTERS clashed with police in Burma yesterday as they demonstrated against recent power cuts.

Several people were arrested during the protests, which are proving a test of the tolerance of a reformist government after decades of military rule.

Burma has suffered from power shortages for more than a decade. It has plentiful natural gas supplies, but a poor power distribution network, which has failed to cope as the economy has grown. Read more…

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