Without forewarning Burma's military regime has chock raised the fee for possession of satellite TV-receiver - obviously to prevent the people to take part of critic against the regime. Owners of satellite dishes received information on the Wednesday about the 166-fold raise, from 6 000 to one million kyat, only then can they pay the fee. One million kyat is equivalent to about 525 EURO (5 000 SEK), three times more than the country's average yearly income. Without satellite TV the Burmese people is referred to the severely state controlled TV channel MRTV. (TT-AFP)"
3 Jan -08
Pic from here.
3 Jan -08
Pic from here.
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