News from Burma:
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar’s military junta rang in the New Year by dramatically raising the annual fee for TV satellite dishes in an apparent move to limit access to the foreign news channels that beamed in global criticism of its recent crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
The license fee has rocketed from US$5 to $800 [...]
It seems to be an easy combination these days, to be a politician and a liar. Maybe it was ever so? It’s one of those questions which trip you up. The guy’s always going to insist he’s not a liar, but is he lying about it?
Well, yes, usually.
But it’s sometimes funny as well.
Yesterday’s article in [...]
Author Sean Taylor has refused to accept the prize money after winning the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize 2007. Taylor’s picture book When A Monster is Born, illustrated by Nick Sharratt, took the Gold Award in the under-fives category. But Taylor said he did not feel able to accept his half of the £2,500 prize, citing [...]
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