Sunday, September 30, 2007  Business in Burma and Predictions of
Western Lackeys at Home  An interesting article was published in
titled doing business with Myanmar In that article, the writer
mentions that Sri Lanka has made an error in doing business with
Myanmar/Burma. "The vice chairman of the CCC is reported to have
addressed the visitors with the words, 'This is an opportunity
to extend our friendship for a fruitful partnership'. The writer
says he "wondered if those attending realized who they were
befriending, and the possible consequences of this attempted
friendship".  The article goes on to claim that Sri Lanka has
been 'opportunistic' in seeking business partnerships with
Myanmar and that we should guard ourselves against this because
'The West is Watching'. The writer further claims that western
governments are "frustrated by opportunistic Asian countries
that continue to coddle the Junta, and that Sri Lanka has been
scurrying to join that opportunistic bandwagon."  The writer is
full of fear tha