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Myanmar and Scaling up from Gaza

How Myanmar's generals are allowing public commemorations of the 1988 uprising. And, why size matters when travelling from tiny Gaza to big Australia.

Jonathan Head in Yangon discovers that the military junta ruling the country, which changed its name from Burma to Myanmar, are now more willing to permit public commemorations of the 1988 popular uprisings, when thousands of demonstrators against the regime were killed.

Jon Donnison reflects on the contrast of reporting for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ from Gaza compared to Australia. He does the maths, bringing you the never before reported fact that Gaza would fit inside Australia 21,366 times over.

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11 minutes

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Wed 14 Aug 2013 08:50GMT

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  • Wed 14 Aug 2013 01:50GMT
  • Wed 14 Aug 2013 08:50GMT