Copper Mine Controversy Tests Burma’s Leaders
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February 1, 2013Copper Mine Controversy Tests Burma’s Leaders
1 Feb 2013
BANGKOK — Burma is overdue to release a report on a controversial
copper mine backed by the military and China but facing strong opposition.
Rights activists say the investigation into the mine is a test of the new
government and of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was appointed
head of the commission looking into the copper deal.
