Voice of America: Burma's Suu Kyi Offers to Mediate Mine Dispute Nov 29th 2012, 21:04 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Burma's Suu Kyi Offers to Mediate Mine Dispute Nov 29th 2012, 20:08 Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has offered to mediate a dispute involving villagers and monks opposed to the expansion of a Chinese-backed copper mine in the country's northwest. She made the offer Thursday as she visited the mine, hours after police used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs to drive away hundreds of anti-mine protesters who had occupied the area for 11 days. A monk who joined the protesters in the town of Monywa said in an interview with VOA that at ... | | | | |
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